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Hedychium coronarium is the national flower of Cuba, where it is known as mariposa (literally "butterfly") due to its shape. Women used to adorn themselves with these fragrant flowers in Spanish colonial times; because of the intricate structure of the inflorescence, women hid and carried secret messages important to the independence cause ...
The White Mariposa, or Jasmine Butterfly, is a subspecies of Hedychium coronarium, native to the Himalayas, which grows plentifully in the mountains of Cuba. During the Spanish Colonial era, women would use the flowers to adorn their hair, and later during the Cuban War of Independence , women would use the plant's intricate inflorescence to ...
Calochortus flowers have six tepals.Unlike most other Liliaceae, Calochortus tepals are in two series that differ in size and color. [7] The outer three are generally narrower and more sepal-like, while the inner three are larger, usually with bright marks at the base, [8] and are often described as petals. [9]
Mariposa species in the tropical rainforest. Nature is the big attraction here. Caves, rivers, falls, grottos, canyons, natural pools with crystal clear water, mountain hills surrounded by mariposa (butterfly lily, Hedychium coronarium) Cuba’s national flower announcing their presence with a soft unique flagrance from June to early September.
This park preserves and protects Cuba's national symbols: the royal palm, the tocororo (Cuban trogon), and the mariposa (white ginger lily), Cuba's national flower. Buey Arriba is located in the southern part of Granma province, on the northern slope of the Sierra Maestra.
Calochortus nuttallii is a species within the genus Calochortus, in a sub-group generally referred to as Mariposa Lilies.The specific epithet nuttallii, named for the English botanist and zoologist, Thomas Nuttall, was ascribed to the species by the American botanists John Torrey and Asa Gray when it was officially described in 1857.
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Calochortus flexuosus is a species of lily known by the common names winding Mariposa lily and straggling Mariposa lily. This is a bulbous perennial wildflower native to the Southwestern United States, the Mojave Desert in California, and northern Mexico. It is most often found in desert scrub, growing up through low shrubs.