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Flag of Malaysia – Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory). The national flag of Malaysia, also known as the Stripes of Glory (Jalur Gemilang), [8] is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star).
Shield: Equal divisions of four topped by single row of five krises, sided by a Pinang palm along with the Penang Bridge to the left and a Malacca tree to the right, and based on divisions containing the state arms of Sabah and Sarawak and a hibiscus (bunga raya) Supporters: Two rampant tigers proper.
A golden tree, part of the bunga mas sent by one of the northern Malay states to the Siamese court, collection of Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur. The bunga emas dan perak (lit. "golden and silver flowers", Thai: ต้นไม้เงินต้นไม้ทอง RTGS: ton mai ngoen ton mai thong), often abbreviated to bunga mas (Jawi: بوڠا مس "golden flowers"), was a form of ...
The golden rope symbolises unification and unity. The wave depicts Jakarta's location on the coast and also Jakarta as a port city. The pentagon shield symbolises Pancasila. As well as the regional motto Jaya raya which is the slogan of Jakarta's struggle. [1] The symbolism of the colours is as follows: [1]
Bunga bunga, an erotic entertainment; Bunga mas, a tribute sent to the king of Siam by vassal states in the Malay Peninsula; Bunga River, northeastern Nigeria; Bunga bangkai, a common name in Indonesia for Amorphophallus titanum, the so-called "carrion flower" Bunga raya, the Malay name for Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the national flower of Malaysia
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] with showy flowers.As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.
This genus was named after the human clitoris, for the flowers bear a resemblance to the vulva.The first reference to the genus, which includes an illustration of the plant, was made in 1678 by Jakób Breyne, a Polish naturalist, who described it as Flos clitoridis ternatensibus, meaning 'Ternatean flower of the clitoris'.