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The flora of North Korea has much in common with that of other areas of the northern hemisphere. 2898 species have been recorded, of which 14% are endemic. Four are classified as threatened. [1] The native plant communities in the lowlands have largely disappeared with cultivation and urbanisation, and the native conifer forest communities are ...
Kimjongilia is a flower named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. It is a hybrid cultivar of tuberous begonia, registered as Begonia × tuberhybrida 'Kimjongilhwa'. [ 1 ] When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011 , the flower was used to adorn his body for public display . [ 2 ]
Allium monanthum is unusual in the genus in being usually dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), but rarely hermaphrodite or gynomonoecious. [8] The species produces a single round bulb about 1 cm (1 ⁄ 3 in) in diameter. Scapes are relatively short for the genus, rarely more than 10 cm (4 in) tall. Leaves are flat, long and ...
South Korea: Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora: Hibiscus syriacus, "Pinus densiflora" Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan ironwood: Mesua nagassarium Sweden: Ornäs birch: Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica' Tanzania: African blackwood: Dalbergia melanoxylon Thailand: Ratchaphruek: Cassia fistula Ukraine: Viburnum, Willow: Viburnum, Salix [66] United Arab ...
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond. Korean garden culture can be traced back more than 2,000 years. In recent years, 300 documents have been found, written during the Koryo (918–1392) and Choson (1392–1910) dynasties, that contain detailed records about traditional Korean gardens, many of which survive and can be visited today.
North Korea, [d] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), [e] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
In the year 2016, North Korea conducted two nuclear tests: one in January and the other in September. Additionally, the country conducted several missile tests. As consequence, the United Nations Security Council adopted three resolutions against North Korea. The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in May.
South Korea: Seoul: February 27–28 State visit. Met with President Kim Dae-jung and Prime Minister Lee Han-dong. Vietnam: Hanoi: March 1–2 State visit. Met with President Tran Duc Luong and General Secretary of the Communist Party Le Kha Phieu. Sweden: Stockholm: March 23 Met with EU Council Members. Armenia: Yerevan: May 24–25 Attended ...