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It is native to Costa Rica; from Chiapas to every country in Central America. [1] Its range extends from the borders Southern Mexico to Costa Rica, a country in which it is the national flower. [2] It was referenced as Cattleya skinneri as the earlier name by James Bateman in 1839.
The national flower of Costa Rica is the guaria morada ... native trees with yellow cascading flowers) ... also called New Zealand's Christmas tree.
The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, in which Costa Rica is as politically defined, except that Cocos Island is treated separately. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of Costa Rica .
Seven of the Costa Rican species are considered endemic, and 19 are globally threatened. Costa Rica's birds range in size from the scintillant hummingbird, at 2.2 grams and 6 cm (2.4 in), to the huge jabiru, at 6.5 kg (14.3 lb) and 150 cm (60 in) (the American white pelican is heavier, but is an accidental species).
Christmas Cactus. Plant lovers will enjoy the aptly named Christmas cactus, with its flat green stems which erupt with red and pink flowers as the nights grow longer, and the temperatures cool.
Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree. It is a non-nodulating legume.
Anthurium scherzerianum, the flamingo flower or pigtail plant, is a species of Anthurium (family Araceae) native to Costa Rica. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental houseplant, kept at 15 °C (60 °F) or higher. [3] It is naturally an epiphyte, growing on trees in the rainforest. [4]
Flowers of Jacaranda caucana. Jacaranda caucana is medium-sized with a straight trunk. The crown is wide and round with fern-like leaves that almost reach the ground. The leaves are small, pointed and divided into leaflets and subleaflets. During the dry season large, purple flowers are produced. The fruits are "woody capsules".