State Flowers of India

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Arunachal Pradesh

Common Name: Lady's Slipper Orchid

Scientific Name: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum

Local Name: Khongup lei

Assam

Common Name: Foxtail Orchid

Scientific Name: Rhynchostylis retusa

Local Name: Draupadi mala

Bihar

Common Name: Orchid Tree

Scientific Name: Bauhinia variegata

Local Name: Kachnar

Haryana

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Himachal Pradesh

Common Name: Bell Rhododendron

Scientific Name: Rhododendron campanulatum

Local Name: Burans

Jammu and Kashmir

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Jharkhand

Common Name: Flame of the Forest

Scientific Name: Butea monosperma

Local Name: Palash

Karnataka

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Kerala

Common Name: Golden shower tree

Scientific Name: Cassia fistula

Local Name: Amaltas, Kanikonna

Maharashtra

Common Name: Pride of India

Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa

Local Name: Jarul

Manipur

Common Name: Siroi lily

Scientific Name: Lilium mackliniae

Local Name: Siroy kumudini

Meghalaya

Common Name: Lady's Slipper Orchid

Scientific Name: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum

Local Name: Khongup lei

Mizoram

Common Name: Red vanda

Scientific Name: Renanthera imschootiana

Local Name: Kwaklei angangba

Nagaland

Common Name: Rhododendron

Scientific Name: Rhododendron arboreum

Local Name: Burans

Orissa

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Pondichery

Common Name: Cannonball Tree

Scientific Name: Couroupita guianensis

Local Name: Shivalingam

Rajasthan

Common Name: Honey Tree

Scientific Name: Tecomella undulata

Local Name: Rohira

Sikkim

Common Name: Noble orchid

Scientific Name: Dendrobium nobile

Local Name: Yerum lei

Tamil Nadu

Common Name: Gloriosa lily

Scientific Name: Gloriosa superba

Local Name: Kari hari, Kandhal

Tripura

Common Name: Indian rose chestnut

Scientific Name: Mesua ferrea 

Local Name: Nag champa

Uttar Pradesh

Common Name: Brahm Kamal

Scientific Name: Saussurea obvallata

Uttaranchal

Common Name: Brahm Kamal

Scientific Name: Saussurea obvallata

West Bengal

Common Name: Queen of the night

Scientific Name: Nyctanthes arbortristis

Local Name: Paarijat, Shephali

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State Trees of India

REFERENCES
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Data:
http://www.bhopalbirds.com/page/state-flowers#.Uab7a9KnzWI

Images:

Arunachal Pradesh
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/newsrel/reiman/PaphiopedilumOrchid.jpg

Assam
http://www.discoverwildlife.com/sites/default/files/images/Rhynchostylis%20retusa%20(Foxtail%20Orchid).preview.jpg

Bihar
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1fG47H7kz69kmDMdrHtUkEOIB96pccbSzJHlWZwJB3ACy1o1vXNBhwBUT8DRU0su9PwE-g3Eso6Vx1tC3IUTFS-MzAsi_eqmK1rddoor2Shws1bils9ZJHa_PEb6ULOSxwL53THmpg/s1600/DSC04530.JPG

Haryana
http://www.sanghatasutra.net/white_lotus.jpg

Himachal Pradesh
http://www.hirsutum.info/rhododendron/species/pictures/normal/408_7.jpg

Jammu and Kashmir
http://tripsguru.com/States/images/Lotus%20Flower%20(Jammu%20&%20Kashmir).jpg

Jharkhand
http://www.plantcreations.com/images/Butea_monosperma_bouquet.jpg

Karnataka
http://www.biodiversityofindia.org/images/thumb/Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg/300x275x300px-Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg.pagespeed.ic.jJFy6h4_l8.jpg

Kerala
http://raxacollective.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/2012-03-14-326.jpg

Maharashtra
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2661/4514767436_434dfecfe4_z.jpg

Manipur
http://www.manipurpage.com/sites/manipurpage.com/files/imagecache/gallery_500x500_preset/gallery/siroi_lily_5.jpg

Meghalaya
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5134/5558555452_fb100034e7_z.jpg

Mizoram
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7983/senhri017.jpg

Nagaland
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tree%20Rhododendron.jpg

Orissa
http://envis.frlht.org/pimages/1504_1.jpg

Pondichery
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kjchHQVmK1_KfcQtrjjErah5Jb6-e5_NMrTCAZ9T2xcK3rg-__HAauijJMYoEbPweoYRwrCIl6DdHbvNTNlY7XCJ_Xx8vFi95a7oSq40sJERcSmFPX_9zg4tnSkuiDeDkeewL5JcIhrB/s1600/Naglingam_flower.jpg

Rajasthan
http://pimg.tradeindia.com/01316555/b/1/Tecomella-undulata.jpg

Sikkim
http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/dendrobnobile.jpg

Tamil Nadu
http://www.collegescienceinindia.com/may2007/rose1.jpg

Tripura
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4HH6t0AQzDhVeGADyLrTwa_F-A7wyANH3jkNxZWVviTvHNQ0BV_Utl4e1kucL3E-MTd7lXD9lmUyZAve0XP5uJ5O2qd5dumdwEmWqf0PhYYvHWhw8ROD30hmGcsORHBvFwkm5hk7pyc3/s1600/IMG_2729.jpg

Uttar Pradesh
http://www.indianaturewatch.net/images/album/photo/14445039835063ea390f9d2.JPG

Uttaranchal
http://greathimalayannationalpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b_S2Med_Palnts_P2_Saussurea_obvallata_Brahma_Kamal.jpg

West Bengal
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhJrQ0CHmdWlI-3HleMqFWSw171TjWiQShIU14q5XgHzCdhx-wkzBhPHvjZ6i4PwAXrcraDOcq5LkbVBjagZHOzMeRzHzWP5D6ME_3qL2uOHmmAsVbXyPWGfDeXPH522TxUGi5dmRQnc/s1600/Har+Singar.jpg