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Warszewiczia coccinea (or chaconia, wild poinsettia, pastora del monte and pride of Trinidad and Tobago) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago. It is also found throughout Central America and the West Indies southward to Bolivia.
National Flower: Chaconia (Warszewiczia coccinea) The Chaconia, also known as the "Pride of Trinidad and Tobago" or "Wild Poinsettia" is an indigenous flower known by its long sprays of magnificent vermillion. Coincidentally, this flower blooms on every anniversary of our Independence Day (August 31, 1962). [5] [6] National Pledge
Warszewiczia coccinea (Vahl) Klotzsch - Orangegold Chaconia, Wild Poinsettia; Warszewiczia cordata Spruce ex K.Schum. Warszewiczia elata Ducke; Warszewiczia longistaminea K.Schum. Warszewiczia peltata Wedd. Warszewiczia schwackei K.Schum. Warszewiczia uxpanapensis (Lorence) C.M.Taylor
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A floral diagram is a graphic representation of the structure of a flower. It shows the number of floral organs, their arrangement and fusion. Different parts of the flower are represented by their respective symbols. Floral diagrams are useful for flower identification or can help in understanding angiosperm evolution.
There are many perfectly identifiable flowers in books like The Book of Hours [11] (two volumes) by the Master of Flowers (Maître-aux-fleurs, 15th century) or Jean Bourdichon's Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany (between 1503 and 1508), with 337 plants from the Queen's garden, captioned in Latin and French. These artists' objective was, though ...
The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings consists of 477 watercolour botanical drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore by unknown Chinese (probably Cantonese) artists that were commissioned between 1819 and 1823 by William Farquhar (26 February 1774 – 13 May 1839). The paintings were meant to be of ...
Chaconia may refer to: Warszewiczia coccinea, a flowering plant species; Chaconia, a rust fungus genus in the family Chaconiaceae This page was last edited on 28 ...