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The other two stripes the middle blue and the bottom red will each be a fourth of the total area of the flag. The yellow color represents Colombia's gold and natural wealthiness; the blue color represents the two oceans that border Colombia, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, rivers and the sky; The red color represents the blood of the patriots ...
Cattleya trianae (Lind. & Rchb. fil), also known as Flor de Mayo ("May flower") or "Christmas orchid", [1] is a plant of the family Orchidaceae. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemic to Colombia where it was nominated as the national flower in November 1936. That year, the National Academy of History of Argentina asked ...
This is a list of butterflies of Colombia. About 1,600 species are known from Colombia. [1] Hesperiidae. Hesperiinae. Aethilla memmius; Anthoptus epictetus;
Nymphaea nouchali is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The national flower of Sri Lanka is Nil mānel (නිල් මානෙල්), the blue-star water-lily (Nymphaea stellata). [32] [33] Although nil means "blue" in Sinhala, the Sinhalese name of this plant is often rendered as "water-lily" in English.
The national flower of Colombia is the orchid Cattleya trianae which was named after the Colombian naturalist José Jerónimo Triana.The orchid was selected by botanist Emilio Robledo, in representation of the Colombian Academy of History to determine the most representative flowering plant of Colombia.
Country Name of animal Scientific name (Latin name) Picture Ref. Albania Golden eagle (national bird) Aquila chrysaetos Algeria Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda Argentina Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus Antigua and Barbuda European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Colombia (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Colombia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The " National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia " (Spanish: Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia, pronounced [ˌimno nasjoˈnal de la reˌpuβlika ðe koˈlombja]) is the official name of the national anthem of Colombia. It was originally written as a poem in 1850 by future President Rafael Núñez as an ode to celebrate the ...