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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 29 states and 8 union territories.
A list of state flowers of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals. [1]
Union territory | Common name(s) | Binomial name | Images |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman Pyinma [9][ failed verification] | Lagerstroemia hypoleuca | |
Chandigarh | Palash [10] | Butea monosperma | |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | not yet designated | ||
Delhi | Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Common rhododendron | Rhododendron ponticum | |
Ladakh | Himalayan Blue Poppy | Meconopsis betonicifolia | |
Lakshadweep | Neelakurinji | Strobilanthes kunthiana | |
Puducherry | Cannonball tree's flower | Couroupita guianensis |
State Flower
State Flower
The state flower is the 'Ashoka' flower
Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 'Palash' or the 'Flame of Forest' as the state flower