List of Indian state trees

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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including trees listed below.

States[edit]

List of Indian state flowers
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andhra Pradesh Neem Azadirachta indica
Arunachal Pradesh Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Assam
Bihar Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
Chhattisgarh Sal Shorea robusta
Goa Coconut[5] Cocos nucifera
Gujarat Banyan Ficus benghalensis
Haryana Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
Himachal Pradesh Deodar Cedrus deodara
Jharkhand Sal Shorea robusta
Karnataka Sandalwood Santalum album
Kerala Coconut Cocos nucifera
Madhya Pradesh Banyan Ficus benghalensis
Maharashtra Mango Mangifera indica
Manipur Uningthou Phoebe hainesiana
Meghalaya White teak Gmelina arborea
Mizoram Iron wood Mesua ferrea
Nagaland Alder Alnus nepalensis
Odisha Sacred fig Ficus religiosa[6][7]
Punjab Indian rosewood Dalbergia sissoo
Rajasthan Khejri Prosopis cineraria
Sikkim Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum
Tamil Nadu Palm Borassus
Telangana Jammi Prosopis cineraria
Tripura Agar Aquillaria agallocha
Uttar Pradesh Ashoka Saraca asoca
Uttarakhand Burans Rhododendron arboreum
West Bengal Alstonia Alstonia scholaris[8]

Union territories[edit]

List of Indian state trees (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman redwood Pterocarpus dalbergioides
Chandigarh Mango[9] Mangifera indica
Delhi Flamboyant[10] Delonix regia
Jammu and Kashmir Chinar[11] Platanus orientalis
Ladakh Juniper[11] Juniperus semiglobosa
Lakshadweep Bread fruit Artocarpus altilis
Puducherry Bael Aegle marmelos

References[edit]

  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Coconut palm declared State tree of Goa". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. ^ Blue Jay (PDF) (Report). Orissa Review. 2005. p. 87. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ Pipal (Ficus religiosa) – The State Tree of Odisha (PDF) (Report). RPRC. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ Occastional Paper-5, Plant Wealth of The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (PDF) (Report). Government of West Bengal. March 2008. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  9. ^ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF) (Report). Government of Chandigarh. p. 1. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Delhi: Area, Population, Languages and Other Details". Dashamlav. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Ladakh Designates Juniper Tree as State Tree, Embracing Cultural and Environmental Heritage". Voice of Ladakh. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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