List Of State Wise Trees In India: Some Interesting Facts On Indian Trees

Published: Saturday, June 25, 2022, 19:23 [IST]

India which is known as a "Union of States" is a land of wide range of cultural, geographical, regions and social diversity in itself. Each state of India has its own distinct art and culture, clothing and cuisine. This is the reason that each Indian state has its own symbols and unique identities.

Today we are going to learn about one such diversity that is known as State trees of that particular state.

Which is the state tree of India?

Indian fig tree (Banyan), Fiscus bengalensis, whose branches take root like new trees over a large area and then these roots give rise to other branches. The specialty of this tree is that due to its longevity, this tree is considered immortal.

Which is the state tree of Maharashtra?

Mangifera indica
This tree, commonly known as mango, is a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae.

Which state of India has more trees?

The total forest and tree cover in India is 807,276 km (80.73 million ha), which is 24.56 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. As of 2019, there has been an increase of 2261 sq km in the forest area. Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area by area, followed by Arunachal Pradesh.

Which is the oldest tree in India?

The Banyan tree is considered to be the oldest tree in the world.

Who is called the king of trees?

Oaks is called the king of trees.

How many types of trees were found in India in 2021?

A new report released on September 1, 2021 shows that 469 (18 percent) of India's 2,603 tree species are on the verge of extinction. While India is also home to 650 endemic tree species which are not found anywhere else.

Which country does not have trees?

Nauru, San Marino, Qatar, Greenland and Gibraltar - while there are 12 other countries with less than one percent trees.

List Of State Trees Of India

	A	B	C
1	State	Common name	Binomial name
2	Andhra Pradesh	Neem	Azadirachta indica
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Hollong	Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
4	Assam	Hollong	Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
5	Bihar	Sacred fig (Peepal)	Ficus religiosa
6	Chhattisgarh	Sal	Shorea robusta
7	Goa	Coconut	Cocos nucifera
8	Gujarat	Banyan	Ficus benghalensis
9	Haryana	Sacred fig	Ficus religiosa
10	Himachal Pradesh	Deodar	Cedrus deodara
11	Jharkhand	Sal	Shorea robusta
12	Karnataka	Sandalwood	Santalum album
13	Kerala	Coconut	Cocos nucifera
14	Madhya Pradesh	Banyan	Ficus benghalensis
15	Maharashtra	Mango	Mangifera indica
16	Manipur	Uningthou	Phoebe hainesiana
17	Meghalaya	White teak	Gmelina arborea
18	Mizoram	Iron wood	Mesua ferrea
19	Nagaland	Alder	Alnus nepalensis
20	Odisha	Sacred fig (Ashwattha)	Ficus religiosa
21	Punjab	Indian rosewood	Dalbergia sissoo
22	Rajasthan	Khejri	Prosopis cineraria
23	Sikkim	Rhododendron	Rhododendron niveum
24	Tamil Nadu	Palmyra palm	Borassus
25	Telangana	Jammi	Prosopis cineraria
26	Tripura	Agar	Aquillaria agallocha
27	Uttar Pradesh	Ashoka	Saraca asoca
28	Uttarakhand	Burans	Rhododendron arboreum
29	West Bengal	Alstonia	Alstonia scholaris

List Of Trees Of Union Territories

	A	B	C
1	Union territory	Common name	Binomial name
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman redwood[2]	Pterocarpus dalbergioides
3	Chandigarh	Mango Tree[8]	Mangifera Indica
4	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Not yet designated
5	Delhi	Flamboyant[9]	Delonix regia
6	Jammu and Kashmir	Chinar	Platanus orientalis
7	Ladakh	Not yet designated
8	Lakshadweep	Bread fruit	Artocarpus altilis
9	Puducherry	Bael fruit tree	Aegle marmelos