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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.
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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
Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
Don José María Chacón (1 January 1749 – 1 January 1833) was the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad, serving from 1783 to 1797.He was responsible for signing the Cedula of Population in 1783, leading to extensive French immigration to Trinidad.
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Erhard Reuwich's pictures for Bernhard von Breydenbach's 1486 Pilgrimages to the Holy Land were long thought to be the source for both the elephant and the giraffe, though more recent research indicates the mid-15th-century humanist scholar Cyriac of Ancona's travelogues served as Bosch's exposure to these exotic animals. [22]