List of Indian state trees

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 29 states and 7 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem-The lion capital. Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.[1] A list of state trees of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals.

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Neem Azadirachta indica
Arunachal Pradesh Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Assam Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Bihar Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
Chhattisgarh Sal Shorea robusta
Goa Asna Terminalia elliptica
Gujarat Mango Mangifera indica
Haryana Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
Himachal Pradesh Deodar Cedrus deodara
Jammu and Kashmir Horse chestnut Aesculus indica
Jharkhand Sal Shorea robusta
Karnataka Sandalwood Santalum album
Kerala Coconut Cocos nucifera
Madhya Pradesh Banyan Ficus benghalensis
Maharashtra Mango Mangifera indica
Manipur Toona Toona
Meghalaya White teak Gmelina arborea
Mizoram Iron wood Mesua ferrea
Nagaland Alder Alnus nepalensis
Odisha Ashwatha[2] Ficus religiosa
Punjab Indian Rosewood Dalbergia sissoo
Rajasthan Khejri Prosopis cineraria
Sikkim Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum
Tamil Nadu Palmyra palm Borassus
Telangana Jammi Prosopis cineraria
Tripura Agar Aquillaria agallocha
Uttar Pradesh Ashoka Saraca asoca
Uttarakhand Burans Rhododendron arboreum
West Bengal Alstonia Alstonia scholaris [3]
Union territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Padauk[4][5] Pterocarpus dalbergioides
Chandigarh Mango Tree[4][6] Mangifera Indica
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Not Designated
Daman and Diu Not Designated
Delhi Not Designated
Lakshadweep Bread fruit Artocarpus altilis
Puducherry Bael fruit tree Aegle marmelos

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/
  2. ↑ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. the state tree is the imposing ‘Ashwatha’ tree
  3. ↑ "Occastional Paper-5, Plant Wealth of The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata" (PDF). Website on The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata from Government of India portal. March 2008. p. 16. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  4. 1 2 "State Symbols of India".
  5. ↑ "State Trees of India". www.bsienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. ↑ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF). p. 1.


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