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Law 146-11 of the Dominican Republic established the Bayahibe rose as the national flower of the country and ensured its protection due to its endangered status. [7]
The Dominican Republic's national flower was originally the flower of the caoba (mahogany tree, Swietenia mahagoni). In 2011, the mahogany was dubbed the national tree, vacating the national flower spot for the Bayahibe rose ( Pereskia quisqueyana ) in order to bring attention to its conservation.
Bayahíbe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles (16 km) east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea with 5,618 inhabitants (2022). [1] Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a tourist destination.
Dominican Republic employs the jus sanguinis ... the depiction of a Bible is unique to the Dominican flag. The national flower is the Bayahibe Rose and the ...
The palmchat is the national bird of the Dominican Republic. [2] ... (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic), ... as well as on flowers, ...
Abarema abbottii; Abatia angeliana; Acalypha hispida; Acrocomia aculeata - Acrocomia; Acrocomia sclerocarpa - Cocos aculeatus; Acoelorraphe wrightii - Acoelorraphe; Agave americans var. franzosinii
This category contains articles related to the native flora of the Dominican Republic. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
Moscoso National Botanical Garden (Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso ) is a botanical garden in the heart of Santo Domingo . The park was founded in 1976 and was named after Rafael Maria Moscoso , a Dominican botanist who cataloged the flora on the island of Hispaniola .