What is Chaconia?
The National Flower, the Chaconia, (Warszewiczia Coccinea), called “Wild Poinsetta” or “Pride of Trinidad and Tobago” is a flaming red forest flower of the family Rubianceae. The title is in honour of the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Don Jose Maria Chacon.
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What is Chaconia?
The National Flower, the Chaconia, (Warszewiczia Coccinea), called “Wild Poinsetta” or “Pride of Trinidad and Tobago” is a flaming red forest flower of the family Rubianceae. The title is in honour of the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Don Jose Maria Chacon.
Where does the Chaconia flower grow?
The plant is native to the new world and can be found in a strip of land straddling the equator, from Costa Rica in the north to equatorial Peru and Brazil in the south. This belt includes Trinidad, where it is known as Pride of Trinidad, Wild Poinsettia or Chaconier.
What are Trinidad flowers?
The national flower, the Chaconia, is also called “Wild Poinsettia” or “Pride of Trinidad and Tobago”, is a flaming red forest flower, belonging to the family Rubianceae.
What does the Chaconia flower represent?
The name Chaconia was given to it in honour of the last and most progressive Spanish governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Don Jose Maria Chacon. As an indigenous flower it has witnessed our entire history. It can therefore be said to represent the imperishability of life and the continuity of our nation.
Who discovered the Chaconia?
In 1957, Mrs Grace Mulloon, accompanied by two friends, one of whom was Mr David Auyong, spotted a spectacular flowering plant at the top of a group of Chaconias in the Blanchisseuse Valley.
What is the National Flower of Guyana?
Victoria Amazonica
The flower of Victoria Amazonica, previously called the Victoria Regia, and also known as the Giant Water Lily is Guyana’s National Flower. Victoria Amazonica is the world’s largest water lily with its leaves measuring a whooping 10 feet in diameter floating on the surface of the water.
Is the double Chaconia the National Flower of Trinidad and Tobago?
The double Chaconia is now the official flower of Trinidad and Tobago. The flower was formally recognised as the country’s third emblem following the passage of a Bill to amend the National Emblems of Trinidad and Tobago Regulation Act Chapter 1904 in Senate on Tuesday.
What are the names of the national emblems of Trinidad and Tobago?
The Birds represented on the Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago are the Scarlet Ibis, the Cocrico (native to Tobago) and the Hummingbird. The three ships represent the Trinity as well as the three ships of Columbus. The three Peaks were principal motifs of Trinidad’s early British Colonial Seals and Flag-Badges.
What is the National Flower of Jamaica?
the Lignum Vitae
On the basis of the response, the Jamaica Horticultural Society recommended to the National Flower Committee that the ower of the Lignum Vitae be chosen as the National Flower of Jamaica.
What is the national symbol of Guyana?
| Coat of arms of Guyana | |
|---|---|
| Torse | Azure and Argent |
| Blazon | Argent, three barrulets wavy Azure; in chief a Victoria regia lily, Guyana’s national flower; in base the national bird, the Canje Pheasant (Opisthocomus hoazin) |
| Supporters | Jaguars with pick axe and stalks of rice and sugar cane |
| Motto | One People, One Nation, One Destiny |
Is the giant water lily a national symbol of Guyana?
The flower of Victoria Amazonica, previously called the Victoria Regia, and also known as the Giant Water Lily is Guyana’s National Flower.
