State Symbols of India – Part 1

S. No.

State

Animal

Scientific Name

1

Andhra Pradesh

Blackbuck

Antilope cervicapra

2

Arunachal Pradesh

Gayal/Mithun

Bos frontalis

3

Assam

One-horned rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis

4

Bihar

Gaur

Bos gaurus

5

Chhattisgarh

Wild Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis arnee

6

Goa

Gaur

Bos gaurus

7

Gujarat

Asiatic lion

Panthera leo persica

8

Haryana

Blackbuck

Antilope cervicapra

9

Himachal Pradesh

Snow Leopard

Uncia or Panthera uncia

10

Jharkhand

Indian Elephant

Elephas maximus indicus

11

Karnataka

Indian Elephant

Elephas maximus indicus

12

Kerala

Indian Elephant

Elephas maximus indicus

13

Madhya Pradesh

Barasingha swamp deer

Rucervus duvaucelii

14

Maharastra

Indian giant squirrel

Ratufa indica

15

Manipur

Sangai

Cervus eldi eldi

16

Meghalaya

Clouded leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

17

Mizoram

Himalayan serow

Capricornis thar

18

Nagaland

Gayal/Mithun

Bos frontalis

19

Odisha

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

20

Punjab

Blackbuck

Antilope cervicapra

21

Rajasthan

Chinkara

Gazella bennetti

22

Sikkim

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

23

Tamil Nadu

Nilgiri tahr

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

24

Telangana

Spotted deer

Axis axis

25

Tripura

Phayre’s langur

Trachypithecus phayrei

26

Uttar Pradesh

Swamp Deer

Rucervus duvaucelii

27

Uttarakhand

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

28

West Bengal

Fishing Cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

S. No

Union Territory

Animal

Scientific Name

1

Andaman & Nicobar

Dugong

Dugong dugon

2

Chandigarh

Indian Grey Mongoose

Herpestes edwardsi

3

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

N/A

N/A

4

Delhi

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

5

Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir Stag

Cervus elaphus hanglu

6

Lakshadweep

Butterfly Fish

Chaetodon decussatus

7

Puducherry

Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

8

Ladakh

Snow Leopard

Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia

S. No.

States

Common name

Binomial names

1

Andhra Pradesh

Rose-ringed parakeet

Psittacula krameri

2

Arunachal Pradesh

Great hornbill

Buceros bicornis

3

Assam

White-winged wood duck

Asarcornis scutulata

4

Bihar

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

5

Chhattisgarh

Bastar hill myna

Gracula religiosa peninsularis

6

Goa

Flame-throated bulbul (also known specifically as Ruby-throated yellow bulbul)

Pycnonotus gularis

7

Gujarat

Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

8

Haryana

Black francolin

Francolinus francolinus

9

Himachal Pradesh

Western tragopan (Jujurana)

Tragopan melanocephalus

10

Jharkhand

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

11

Karnataka

Indian roller

Coracias benghalensis

12

Kerala

Great Indian hornbill

Buceros bicornis

13

Madhya Pradesh

Indian paradise flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

14

Maharashtra

Yellow-footed green pigeon

Treron phoenicoptera

15

Manipur

Mrs. Hume's pheasant

Syrmaticus humiae

16

Meghalaya

Hill myna

Gracula religiosa peninsularis

17

Mizoram

Mrs. Hume's pheasant

Syrmaticus humiae

18

Nagaland

Blyth's tragopan

Tragopan blythii

19

Odisha

Indian roller

Coracias benghalensis

20

Punjab

Northern goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

21

Rajasthan

Great Indian bustard

Ardeotis nigriceps

22

Sikkim

Blood pheasant

Ithaginis cruentus

23

Tamil Nadu

Emerald dove

Chalcophaps indica

24

Telangana

Indian roller

Coracias benghalensis

25

Tripura

Green imperial pigeon

Ducula aenea

26

Uttar Pradesh

Sarus crane

Grus Antigone

27

Uttarakhand

Himalayan monal

Lophophorus impejanus

28

West Bengal

White-breasted kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

S. No

Union territory

Common name

Binomial name

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman wood pigeon

Columba palumboides

2

Chandigarh

Indian grey hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

3

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

N/A

4

Delhi

House sparrow

Passer domesticus

5

Jammu and Kashmir

Kalij pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos

6

Ladakh

Black-necked crane

Grus nigricollis

7

Lakshadweep

Sooty tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

8

Puducherry

Asian koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

S. No.

State

Common Name

Binomial Name

1

Andhra Pradesh

Neem

Azadirachta indica

2

Arunachal Pradesh

Hollong

Dipterocarpus macrocarpus

3

Assam

Hollong

Dipterocarpus macrocarpus

4

Bihar

Sacred fig (Peepal)

Ficus religiosa

5

Chhattisgarh

Sal

Shorea robusta

6

Goa

Coconut

Cocos nucifera

7

Gujarat

Banyan

Ficus benghalensis

8

Haryana

Sacred fig

Ficus religiosa

9

Himachal Pradesh

Deodar

Cedrus deodara

10

Jharkhand

Sal

Shorea robusta

11

Karnataka

Sandalwood

Santalum album

12

Kerala

Coconut

Cocos nucifera

13

Madhya Pradesh

Banyan

Ficus benghalensis

14

Maharashtra

Mango

Mangifera indica

15

Manipur

Uningthou

Phoebe hainesiana

16

Meghalaya

White teak

Gmelina arborea

17

Mizoram

Iron wood

Mesua ferrea

18

Nagaland

Alder

Alnus nepalensis

19

Odisha

Sacred fig (Ashwattha)

Ficus religiosa

20

Punjab

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

21

Rajasthan

Khejri

Prosopis cineraria

22

Sikkim

Rhododendron

Rhododendron niveum

23

Tamil Nadu

Palmyra palm

Borassus

24

Telangana

Jammi

Prosopis cineraria

25

Tripura

Agar

Aquillaria agallocha

26

Uttar Pradesh

Ashoka

Saraca asoca

27

Uttarakhand

Burans

Rhododendron arboreum

28

West Bengal

Alstonia

Alstonia scholaris

S. No.

Union territory

Common name

Binomial name

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman redwood

Pterocarpus dalbergioides

2

Chandigarh

Mango Tree

Mangifera Indica

3

Delhi

Flamboyant

Delonix regia

4

Jammu and Kashmir

Chinar

Platanus orientalis

5

Ladakh

Juniper

Juniperus semiglobosa

6

Lakshadweep

Bread fruit

Artocarpus altilis

7

Puducherry

Bael fruit tree

Aegle marmelos

S. No.

State

Common name

Regional name

Binomial name

1

Andhra Pradesh

Jasmine

Mallepūvu

Jasminum sambac

2

Arunachal Pradesh

Foxtail Orchid

Rhynchostylis retusa

3

Assam

Foxtail Orchid

Kopou phul

Rhynchostylis retusa

4

Bihar

Orchid Tree (Kachnar)

Bauhinia variegata

5

Chhattisgarh

French Marigold

Chandaini Gonda

Tagetes patula

6

Goa

Frangipani

Plumeria rubra

7

Gujarat

African Marigold

Galgoto

Tagetes erecta

8

Haryana

Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

9

Himachal Pradesh

Pink rhododendron

Rhododendron campanulatum

10

Jharkhand

Palash

Butea monosperma

11

Karnataka

Lotus

Kamala

Nelumbo nucifera

12

Kerala

Golden shower tree

Kaṇikkeānna

Cassia fistula

13

Madhya Pradesh

Parrot tree

Butea monosperma

14

Maharashtra

Pride of India - Jarul

ताम्हण (Tāmhaṇa)

Lagerstroemia speciosa

15

Manipur

Siroi lily

Lilium mackliniae

16

Meghalaya

Gambar

Cypripedioideae

17

Mizoram

Red Vanda

Renanthera imschootiana

18

Nagaland

Rhododendron

Rhododendron arboreum

19

Odisha

Ashoka

Aśoka

Saraca asoca

20

Punjab

Gladiolus

N/A

21

Rajasthan

Rohira

Tecomella undulata

22

Sikkim

Noble orchid

Cymbidium goeringii

23

Tamil Nadu

Glory lily

Kāntaḷ pū

Gloriosa superba

24

Telangana

Tangedu Puvvu

Taṅgēḍu puvvu

Senna auriculata

25

Tripura

Nag Kesar

Mesua ferrea

26

Uttar Pradesh

Palash

Butea monosperma

27

Uttarakhand

Brahma Kamal

Saussurea obvallata

28

West Bengal

Night flowering jasmine

Śi'uli phula

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

S. No.

Union territory

Common name(s)

Binomial name

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman Pyinma

Lagerstroemia hypoleuca

2

Chandigarh

Palash

Butea monosperma

3

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

N/A

4

Delhi

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

5

Jammu and Kashmir

Common rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum

6

Ladakh

Not yet designated

7

Lakshadweep

Neelakurinji

Strobilanthes kunthiana

8

Puducherry

Cannonball tree's flower

Couroupita guianensis