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State Flowers of India

State Flowers of India

National Flower: Lotus State or Union Territory State Plant Andhra Pradesh Not Designated Arunachal Pradesh Fox-tail Orchid Assam Fox-tail Orchid Bihar Kachnar (Orchid Tree) Chhattisgarh Not Designated Goa Not...
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Saussurea obvallata

The Brahma Kamal, the much revered flower of the Himalayas, is an excellent example of plant life at the upper limit of high mountains. Brahma...
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Couroupita guianensis Aubl.

The magnificent flowers (known as Nagalingam) have attracted the people religiously in India because the staminal sheath resembles the hood of the King cobra (Naga),...
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Mangifera indica L.

It is a matter of astonishment to many that the delicious mango, one of the most celebrated of Indian fruits, is a member of the...
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Lagerstroemia hypoleuca Kurz

Vernacular name: State Flower of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma, Jarul, Pabda, Pyinma Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom: Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants Subkingdom: Viridiplantae Infrakingdom: Streptophyta – land plants Superdivision:...
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.

Har singar should not be confused with the West Indian shrub Cestrum nocturnum, also called queen of the night. Nyctanthes arbortristis literally means, night-blooming sad...
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Mesua ferrea L.

Vernacular name: National Tree of Sri Lanka, State Flower of Tripura, State Tree of Mizoram Assamese: Nahor, Nokte English: Ceylon Ironwood, Cobra saffron, Indian Rose Chestnut Hindi: Nag Champa,...
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Gloriosa superba L., Gloriosa rothschildiana O'Brien, Gloriosa speciosa, Gloriosa simplex

A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this flower. Vernacular name: State Flower of Tamil Nadu Bengali: Bishalanguli, Ulatchandal English: Climbing Lily, Creeping...
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Dendrobium nobile Lindl.

Noble Dendrobium is the "classic" Indian soft cane Dendrobium. Vernacular name: State flower of Sikkim Chinese: Shi hu lan English: Noble Dendrobium, Noble Orchid Manipuri: Yerum lei Nepali: Sunakhari Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom:...
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Tecomella undulata, Tecoma undulata, Bignonia undulata

Vernacular name: State Flower of Rajasthan English: Roheda, Honey Tree, Desert Teak, Marwar Teak Hindi: Roheda, Rohida, Rugtrora Marathi: Rakhtroda, Raktarohida Punjabi: Rohira Sanskrit: Chalachhada, Dadimacchada, Dadimapuspaka, Rohita Sindi: Lohira Urdu: Rohida Taxonomic...
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Dr. K.L. Dahiya Veterinary Surgeon, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Haryana - India