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This is a list of state flowers of the states and union territories of India:

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Nelumbo
Water lily
Arunachal Pradesh Lady's Slipper Cypripedioideae
Assam Foxtail Orchids Rhynchostylis gigantea
Bihar Pot Marigold (Genda) Calendula officinalis
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat Marigold (Galgota) Tagetes erecta[1]
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jammu and Kashmir Common Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jharkhand Parrot Tree Butea monosperma
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala Golden Shower Tree Cassia fistula
Lakshadweep
Meghalaya Lady's Slipper Cypripedioideae
Madhya Pradesh Parrot Tree Butea monosperma
Maharashtra Tamhini,Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa[2]
Manipur Siroi Lily Lilium mackliniae
Mizoram Red Vanda Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Odisha Ashoka[3][4] Saraca asoca
Puducherry Cannonball tree
's Flower
Couroupita guianensis
Punjab
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba
Telangana Palash Butea monosperma
Tripura Nag Kesar Mesua ferrea
Uttarakhand Brahma Kamal Saussurea obvallata
Uttar Pradesh Palash[5][6] Butea monosperma
West Bengal Night-flowering Jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

See also

References

  1. ^ http://2.imimg.com/data2/OT/FH/MY-/shiv-pdf.pdf for the scientific name
  2. ^ Govt of Maharasthra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India
  3. ^ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. State Flower
  4. ^ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. The state flower is the 'Ashoka' flower
  5. ^ "Palash gets state flower's status - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
  6. ^ "IE Briefs - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 'Palash' or the 'Flame of Forest' as the state flower