Design Case study
North East Indian State Symbols
Cultural Mapping of State Icons
by
State Mizoram
Mizoram has 91.27 percent of its area covered by forests. About 640 species of birds have been spotted and some rare birds in India, such as Mrs. Hume’s pheasant which is the state bird. The Himalayan serow
(Capricornis sumatraensis thar), also known as the thar, is a subspecies of the mainland serow. It is the official state animal of the Indian state of
Mizoram.
Over 200 orchid varieties have already been identified in Mizoram. Renanthera imschootiana, also known as Red Vanda (Senhri) is a species of orchid that is the state flower. Mesua ferrea, the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. This slowgrowing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is the state tree of Mizoram.
State Animal - Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar)
State Bird - Mrs. Hume’s pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
State Flower - Red Vanda (Renanthera imschootiana)
State Tree - Indian rose chestnut (Mesua ferrea)
