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Telangana – Tanner’s cassia Common Name: tanner’s cassia Local Name: tangedu (Telegu) Scientific Name: Senna auriculata Description: It is a shrub with many branches […]

Tamil Nadu – Glory Lily Common Name: Flame Lily, Fire Lily, Tiger Claw Local Name: Chengaandhal/Karthigaipoo (Tamil), Karihari (Hindi) Scientific Name: Gloriosa superba

Sikkim – Orchid Local Name: Sunakhari (Nepali), Shi hu lan (Chinese) Scientific Name: Dendrobium nobile Description: Typically, this orchid grows on a tree’s

Rajasthan – Rohida Common Name: Marwar teak or desert teak Local name: Rohida (Hindi), Rakhtroda (Marathi) Scientific Name: Tecomella undulata  Description: A medium-sized,

Punjab – Gladiolus Common Name: Sword Lily Scientific Name: Gladiolus Description: October to March is when the many vibrant blooms (purple, scarlet, pink,

Odisha – Ashoka Common Name: Ashoka Local Name: Ashok (Bengali), Sita-Ashoka (Sanskrit) Scientific Name: Saraca asoca Description: The tiny, evergreen Ashoka tree can reach

Nagaland –Rhododendron Common Name: Tree Rhododendron, Rose Tree Local name: Lal Buransh (Hindi), Dieng-tiw-saw (Khasi), Nithu (Angami), Lindai (Mao). Scientific Name: Rhododendron arboreum

Mizoram – Red Vanda Common Name: Red Vanda Local Name: Senhri (Mizo), Kwaklei Angangba (Manipuri) Scientific Name: Renanthera imschootiana Description: The crimson Vanda is

Meghalaya – Lady’s slipper orchid Common Name: Lady’s Slipper Orchid Local Name: Tiew Knupmawiang (Khasi) Scientific Name: Paphiopedilum insigne Description: This terrestrial herb grows

Manipur – Shirui Lily Common Name: Siroy Lily Local Name: Shirui Lily (Manipuri), Siroy Kumudini (Hindi) Scientific Name: Lilium mackliniae Description: The Shirui