Official flora and fauna of India
From Biodiversity of India
Official state symbols, flora and fauna of Indian states.
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Also see
- List of all mammals of India and their taxonomic status An exhaustive list of all mammals found in India
- List of Indian medicinal plants A list of ~1000 commercially traded medicinal plants of India and their taxonomic status
Official state symbols of India
State | State tree | State flower | State bird | State animal | ||||
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India [1] | बरगद,Bargad,वटवृक्ष,Vatavruksha,Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) | कमल, Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) | मोर, Indian Peacock, Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) | शेर,Sher,बाघ,Bagh,Tiger (Panthera tigris) | 50px | |||
Andaman & Nicobar Islands[2] | Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides) | NA | Andaman Wood Pigeon (Columba palumboides) | Dugong (Dugong dugon) | ||||
Andhra Pradesh[3] | नीम, Neem (Azadirachta indica) | Water Lily (Nelumbo nucifera) | Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) | Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) | ||||
Arunachal Pradesh [4] | Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus) | Foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa) | Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) | Mithun, Gaur, Indian bison (Bos frontalis) | ||||
Assam [5] | Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus) | Foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa) | White-winged Wood Duck (Asarcornis scutulata) | Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) | ||||
Bihar [6] | Peepal, Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) | कंचनार, Mountain ebony (Bauhinia variegata) | Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) | Mithun, Gaur, Indian bison (Bos frontalis) | ||||
Chandigarh[7] | Mango, (Mangifera indica) | किंशुक, Kinshuk, पलाश, Palash, Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma) | Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) | Indian gray mongoose, (Herpestes edwardsii) | ||||
Chhattisgarh [8][9] | Sal (Shorea robusta) | * | मैना, Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) | Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) | ||||
Delhi | * | * | चिड़िया, House sparrow, (Passer domesticus) | * | ||||
Goa[10] | Malayan Banyan, Indian Laurel, (Ficus microcarpa) [11] | * | Flame-throated Bulbul, (Pycnonotus gularis)[12] | Gaur, (Bos gaurus) [13] | ||||
Gujarat [10] | * | * | Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) | सिंह, Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) | ||||
Haryana[10] | पीपल, Peepal, Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) | कमल, Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) | Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) | Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) | ||||
Himachal Pradesh [14] | Devdar, (Cedrus deodara) | Rhododendron (Rhododendron spp.) | Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) | Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) | ||||
Jammu & Kashmir[10] | Chinar (Platanus orientalis) | कमल, Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) | Black-necked crane '(Grus nigricollis) | Hangul, Kashmir stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu) | ||||
Jharkhand[10] | Sal (Shorea robusta) | किंशुक, Kinshuk, पलाश, Palash, Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma) | कोयल, Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) | हाथी, Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) | ||||
Karnataka[10] | Sandalwood (Santalum album) | कमल, Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) | | | Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) | हाथी, Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) | |||
Kerala[10] | नारियल, Nariyal, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) | Kanikonna, Golden Shower tree (Cassia fistula | Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) | हाथी, Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) | ||||
Lakshadweep [10] | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) | * | Sooty Tern, (Onychoprion fuscatus) | Butterfly fish (Chaetodon spp.) | ||||
Madhya Pradesh | Banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis) | Palash, Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma)[15][16] | दूधराज, Dudhraj, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, (Terpsiphone paradisi) [17] | Swamp deer, बारासिंघा (Rucervus duvaucelii) [17] | ||||
Maharashtra[18] | Mango (Mangifera indica) | जरुल, Jarul, ताम्हण, Tamhan, Crape myrtle, Pride of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa)[19] | Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) | शेकरू, Shekru, Indian Giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) | ||||
Manipur [10] | Uningthou (Phoebe hainanensis) | Siroi lily (Lilium mackliniae) | Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) | Sangai, Manipur Brow-antlered Deer (Rucervus eldi eldi) | ||||
Meghalaya [10] | Gamhar (Gmelina arborea) | Lady slipper orchid (Cypripedioideae family) | मैना, Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) | Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) | ||||
Mizoram [10] | नागकेशर, Nag Keshar, Ceylon ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, Cobra's saffron (Mesua ferrea) | Vanda (Vanda spp.) | Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) | Eastern Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) | ||||
Nagaland[10] | Alder (Alnus nepalensis) | Rhododendron (Rhododendron spp.) | Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) | Mithun, Gayal (Bos frontalis)[20][21] | ||||
Orissa[10] | Peepal, Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) | कमल, Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) | मोर, Peacock, Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) | हाथी, Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) | ||||
Punjab[10] | Sheesham, Indian rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) | * | Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) | ||||
Rajasthan [22] | खेजरी, Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) | रोहिडा, Desert teak, Rohida (Tecomella undulata) | Godawan, Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) | चिंकारा, Chinkara, Indian gazelle (Gazella bennettii) | ||||
Sikkim[10] | Pink-Bell Rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)[23] | Noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii) | Blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) | Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) | ||||
Tamil Nadu[10] | Palmera palm (Borassus flabellifer) | Kandhal, Glory Lily (Gloriosa spp.) | Common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) | Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) | ||||
Tripura[10] | Agar (Aquilaria agallocha) | नागकेशर, Nag Keshar, Nageshwar, Ceylon ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, Cobra's saffron (Mesua ferrea)[24] | Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) | Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei) | ||||
Uttar Pradesh [25] | Saal (Shorea robusta) | Palash, Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma) | Sarus crane (Grus antigone) | बारासिंघा, Swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) | ||||
Uttarakhand [26] | Tree Rhododendron, Burans (Rhododendron arboreum) | ब्रह्मकमल, Brahma kamal (Saussurea obvallata) | Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) | White-bellied musk deer, Kasturi Mrig (Moschus leucogaster) | ||||
West Bengal [27] | Devil Tree (Alstonia spp.) | Night-flowering Jasmine, Shephali (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) | White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) | Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) |
References
- ^ India National Symbols
- ^ Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- ^ BombayHighCourt - AP
- ^ Arunachal Pradesh Govt. website
- ^ Wikipedia:List of Assam state symbols Unreviewed
- ^ Wikipedia:List of Bihar state symbols Unreviewed
- ^ Forest dept to put spotlight on state symbols '"Times of India
- ^ Panna Tiger Reserve Unreviewed
- ^ Flowers of India Unreviewed
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Wildlife Institute of India PDF
- ^ List of Indian state trees Unreviewed
- ^ List of Indian state birds Unreviewed
- ^ List of Indian state animals Unreviewed
- ^ Himachal to have new animal, bird and flower state symbols
- ^ Flame of the Forest
- ^ Wikipedia
- ^ a b Telegraph India
- ^ Symbols of Maharashtra
- ^ Flickr Unreviewed
- ^ Mithun, the pride of Nagaland
- ^ National Research Centre on Mithun
- ^ State Symbols of Rajasthan
- ^ Flowers of India
- ^ Flickr Nageshwar Unreviewed
- ^ Wikipedia: Uttar Pradesh Flora and Fauna
- ^ Wikipedia: Uttarakhand Flora and Fauna
- ^ Wikipedia: West Bengal Flora and Fauna
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Title | Official flora and fauna of India | Article is on this general topic | Biodiversity data | Author | Gaurav Moghe |
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Specific location(s) where study was conducted | Not noted | General region where study was conducted | Not noted | State where study was conducted | Pan-India |
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Species Group | Not noted | User ID | User:Gauravm | Page creation date | 2012/08/20 |
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