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The category includes the native flora of Benin as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Subcategories.
Benin has varied resources of wildlife comprising flora and fauna, which are primarily protected in its two contiguous protected areas of the Pendjari National Park and W National Park. The former is known for many species of avifauna and the latter park is rich in mammals and predators.
It is the state flower of Tamil Nadu state in India. [20] It was also designated as the national flower of the de facto state of Tamil Eelam by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), because it contains all the colours contained in the Tamil Eelam national flag and because it grows during November, coinciding with Maaveerar Naal. [21]
The flowers are 8–10 cm (3–4 in) in diameter, white to pale yellow with a dark red spot at the base of each petal, and have a stout, conspicuous calyx at the base, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) wide, enlarging to 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) and becoming fleshy and a deep crimson red as the fruit matures, which takes about six months.
In spring it produces paddle-shaped leaves that appress to the soil when fully formed, similar to water-lily pads. The abaxial leaf surface has a spongy white texture. Flowers are bright yellow with a crisped margin, and some 9 cm across, with a large staminodial labellum, and resembling those of a pumpkin. The texture of the flower is soft and ...
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
The Botanic Garden of Papatia is located in Papatia, Sina-Issire, Northern Benin. [1] Founded in 2001, [2] it was the first garden created in Northern Benin. [3] It was created by the local Fula people, [4] a traditionally semi-nomadic ethnicity, support was provided by an NGO, the Goethe University Frankfurt and the National University of Benin. [5]
The flowers of the butter tree are pollinated by the Woermann's bat. Uses. The seeds are used to make kpangnan butter also called painya, kanya in Benin, ...