List of Indian state flowers explained

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 flowers listed below.

States

List of Indian state flowers! State! Common name^[3] ! Binomial name^[4] ! Image

Andhra Pradesh	Jasmine	Jasminum officinale^[5]
Arunachal Pradesh	Foxtail orchid	Rhynchostylis retusa^[6]
Assam
Bihar	Kachnar	Bauhinia variegata^[7]
Goa	Red jasmine	Plumeria rubra
Gujarat	Marigold	Tagetes erecta
Haryana	Lotus	Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh	Pink rhododendron	Rhododendron campanulatum^[8]
Jharkhand	Palash	Butea monosperma
Karnataka	Lotus	Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala	Golden shower	Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh	Palash	Butea monosperma
Maharashtra	Jarul	Lagerstroemia speciosa
Manipur	Siroi lily	Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya	Lady's slipper orchid	Paphiopedilum insigne^[9]
Mizoram	Red vanda	Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland	Rhododendron	Rhododendron arboreum^[10]
Odisha	Ashoka	Saraca asoca
Punjab	Sword lily	Gladiolus grandiflorus^[11]
Rajasthan	Rohira	Tecomella undulata
Sikkim	Noble orchid	Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu	Glory lily	Gloriosa superba^[12]
Telangana	Tanner's cassia	Senna auriculata
Tripura	Nageswar	Mesua ferrea^[13]
Uttar Pradesh	Palash	Butea monosperma^[14]
Uttarakhand	Brahma kamal	Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal	Night flowering jasmine	Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Union territories

List of Indian state flowers (Union territories)! Union territory! Common name! Binomial name! Image

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman Pyinma	Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh	Palash	Butea monosperma^[15]
Delhi	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa
	Common rhododendron	Rhododendron ponticum^[16]
Ladakh	Himalayan blue poppy	Meconopsis aculeata^[17]
Lakshadweep	Neelakurinji	Strobilanthes kunthiana
Puducherry	Cannonball flower	Couroupita guianensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: States and Union Territories. Government of India. 21 April 2024. 5 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205154934/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/. live.
2. Web site: National Symbols. 14 August 2022. Government of India. 1 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200501093137/https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols. live.
3. Web site: State symbols of India. Government of India. 1 May 2024. 22 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230922102907/https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx. live.
4. Web site: Scientific names. A-Z animals. 1 May 2024. 17 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240517031141/https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/. live.
5. Web site: State symbols of AP. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1 May 2023.
6. State flower of Assam. Government of India. 1 May 2023.
7. State flower of Bihar. Government of India. 1 May 2023.
8. Web site: Flora and fauna of Himachal Pradesh. Government of Himachal Pradesh. 1 May 2024.
9. Web site: State symbols of Meghalaya. Unacademy. 1 May 2024.
10. News: A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron. 16 January 2024. 1 May 2024. Down to Earth.
11. Web site: State symbols of Punjab. Unacademy. 1 May 2024.
12. News: Tamil Nadu goes all out to promote flame lily. 23 November 2023. 1 May 2024. The Hindu.
13. Web site: State symbols of Tripura. Government of Tripura. 1 May 2024.
14. State flower of Uttar Pradesh. 1 May 2024. K.S. Dogra. Botanical Survey of India.
15. State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh. Government of Chandigarh. 1 May 2024.
16. Web site: Rhododendron red alert. Nature in Focus. 1 May 2024.
17. News: Himalayan blue poppy declared state flower. 29 December 2023. 31 December 2023. Voice of Ladakh.