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English was removed as an official language in 2023 after the U.S. Congress had attempted to make English the primary language in order for Puerto Rico to join the union as the 51st state, but it was brought back as the second official language in 1993 and has remained the co-official language of the Commonwealth since then.
The flower of the tree, known as Flor de Maga, is the official national flower of Puerto Rico. [8] Though this species is contained within the same family as Hibiscus and may sometimes be referred to as such in English, truly it belongs to a different genus and species from true hibiscus, and is more closely related to Cotton.
(children's state flower) Mirabilis jalapa: 2015 [10] Delaware: Peach blossom: Prunus persica: 1953 [11] District of Columbia: American Beauty Rose: Rosa: 1925 [4] Florida: Orange blossom (state flower) Citrus sinensis: 1909 [12] Tickseed (state wildflower) Coreopsis spp. 1991 [13] Georgia: Cherokee rose (state floral emblem) Rosa laevigata ...
Lepanthes caritensis Tremblay & Ackerman [7] (eastern Puerto Rico) Lepanthes dodiana Stimson (eastern Puerto Rico) Lepanthes eltoroensis Stimson – Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid [8] (Luquillo Mountains) Lepanthes rubripetala Stimson (Cayey Mts, Luquillo Mts.) Lepanthes rupestris Stimson; Lepanthes selenitepala Rchb.f. Lepanthes ...
The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. [1] This lush 300-acre (1.2 km 2 ) “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves as a laboratory for the study, conservation and enrichment of plants, trees ...
Muñoz Marín met with former WPA and FSA employees Edwin Rosskam, Jack Delano and Irene Delano to provide a public plan for the dissemination of educational materials in Puerto Rico based on New Deal cultural policies. In 1946, the Puerto Rican Senate approved the formation of an audiovisual unit under the Commission of Parks and Public ...
View history; General ... Coat of arms of Puerto Rico: 1976 [1] Flower: Thespesia grandiflora: 2019 [2] [3] Song ... List of Puerto Rico symbols.
This category contains articles related to the native flora of Puerto Rico. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. This category follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions