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Also known as the Peruvian magic tree, [2] it is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide with small leaves and clusters of brilliant pink, narrow tubular flowers in early spring. It is the national flower of Peru and one of two national flowers of Bolivia, the other being the patujú (Heliconia rostrata).The ...
The national flower of Peru is the cantuta (also spelled kantuta or qantuta, from Quechua qantu). It can be found in the high valleys of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia.
National symbols of Peru are the symbols that are used in Peru to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of the cultural life and history. The national symbols of Peru are established by law and part of the Political Constitution of Peru (Article 49).
Alstroemeria (/ ˌ æ l s t r ɪ ˈ m ɪər i ə /), commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are all native to South America , although some have become naturalized in the United States , Mexico , Australia , New Zealand , Madeira and the Canary Islands .
The kantuta (Cantua buxifolia) is the national flower of Bolivia and Peru. Genera. 27 genera are accepted. [2] Acanthogilia A.Day & R.C.Moran; Aliciella Brand;
Pam discovered the species in 1926 on a bulb collecting expedition in Peru. [20] Other sources state he received bulbs from Peru in 1928. [16] [8] Pam, who introduced the species to horticulture, was a friend of the horticulturalist Edward Augustus Bowles (1865 - 1954), [21] [19] to whom he gave a Pamianthe peruviana specimen in the 1930s. [22]
Andean cock-of-the-rock, Peru's national bird. Peru's national bird is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Peru has over 1,800 species of birds, the second-highest number of any country in the world. New species of birds are still being discovered and cataloged by scientists. 42 species from Peru have been officially added to science in the last 30 years.
P. raimondii is native to the Andes of Bolivia and Peru, usually between 2,400–4,200 m (7,900–13,800 ft) of elevation, but with a few instances of plants growing at elevations as high as 4,460 m (14,630 ft). [11] The species grows on both rocky and shrubby slopes in the wet Páramo, tropical montane steppe, and the humid montane forest. [10]