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  2. Category:Flora of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles related to the flora of the Caribbean Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of the Caribbean . For the purposes of this category, "Caribbean" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD); that is, it is defined as a region of Southern America ...

  3. Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Wikipedia

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    Caesalpinia pulcherrima is the national flower of the Caribbean island of Barbados, and is depicted on the upper left and right corners of the Queen Elizabeth II's personal Barbadian flag. Claire Waight Keller included pride of Barbados to represent the country in Meghan Markle 's wedding veil, which included the distinctive flora of each ...

  4. Thespesia grandiflora - Wikipedia

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    Thespesia grandiflora, most commonly known as Maga, and also referred to as Maga Colorada ("Red Maga") and Puerto Rican hibiscus, [2] is a tree in the family Malvaceae of the rosids clade [2] endemic to Puerto Rico, where its flower is officially recognized as the national flower of the archipelago.

  5. List of national flowers - Wikipedia

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    1.5 Central America and the Caribbean. 1.5.1 Antigua ... and dignitaries and is a common adornment on religious images. ... flower is a flowering plant chosen to ...

  6. List of trees of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. [1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high. Species diversity is highest and endemism is lowest in Trinidad, which has a predominantly continental flora.

  7. Libidibia coriaria - Wikipedia

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    Libidibia coriaria, synonym Caesalpinia coriaria, is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and northern and western South America. [2] Common names include divi-divi , cascalote , guaracabuya , guatapana , nacascol , [ 3 ] tan yong , [ 4 ] and watapana ( Aruba ).

  8. Hibiscus - Wikipedia

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    Hibiscus flower. Flower colour in certain species, such as H. mutabilis and H. tiliaceus, changes with age. [10] The fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released when the capsule dehisces (splits open) at maturity. It is of red and white colours. It is an example of complete flowers.

  9. Hymenocallis - Wikipedia

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    Hymenocallis / ˌ h aɪ m ɪ n ə ˈ k æ l ɪ s / [7] (US) or / ˌ h aɪ m ɛ n oʊ ˈ k æ l ɪ s / [8] (UK) is a genus of flowering plants in the amaryllis family native to the Americas. [9]Hymenocallis contains more than 60 species of herbaceous bulbous perennials native to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.