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It is the national flower of Peru and one of two national flowers of Bolivia, the other being the patujú (Heliconia rostrata).The Bolivian national flower is in fact a particular variety of qantuta, the qantuta tricolor, which has red petals, a yellow floral tube and a green calyx, [citation needed] reflecting the colors of the national flag.
This category contains articles related to the native flora of Peru. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions
Rima Rima (Quechua rima speaking, rima rima a flower (Ranunculus weberbaueri syn. Krapfia weberbaueri)), [2] [3] is a 5,248-metre-high (17,218 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of Huaraz (Waras).
Pam discovered the species in 1926 on a bulb collecting expedition in Peru. [20] Other sources state he received bulbs from Peru in 1928. [16] [8] Pam, who introduced the species to horticulture, was a friend of the horticulturalist Edward Augustus Bowles (1865 - 1954), [21] [19] to whom he gave a Pamianthe peruviana specimen in the 1930s. [22]
Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru [1] or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colors. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa (or Xalapa) is the state capital of Veracruz in Mexico .
The majority of the inhabitants of Taquile are Catholic. They adapted this religion, harmonizing Andean religion with the syncretic Christian culture. The mother earth , the principal Andean deity, directly controls harvesting and fertility; the island is home to four Apus, Andean mountaintop deities. People make several offerings to these ...
According to Snyder, different-colored lotus flowers have different meanings in general and in specific cultures and religions. White Lotus Meaning: The white flower signifies beauty, grace ...
Nicandra physalodes is a species of flowering plant in subfamily Solanoideae of the nightshade family.It is known by the common names apple-of-Peru [2] and shoo-fly plant.It is thought originally to have been native to western South America, including Peru, and is known elsewhere as an introduced and ruderal species – sometimes as a weed – in tropical, subtropical and, to a lesser extent ...