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List of Indian state trees

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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