Myanmar National Flower: Pterocarpus macrocarpus
The National Flower of Myanmar – Pterocarpus macrocarpus.
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Botanical Name: Pterocarpus macrocarpus
Common Name
English: Burma padauk
Burmese: Burma padauk
Tiếng Việt: dáng-hương
The flower of this tree is the National Flower of Myanmar, they call it Burmese "Padauk" or "Padouk". For the people of Myanmar, the flower represents youth, love, and romance. It is often mistaken as Cassia fistula which is the national flower of Thailand.
Cover image: 〈PterocarpusMacrocarpus〉 by James J. Ludemann, licensed under CC-BY-3.0.
This article was first published on Asean Citizens on 2007-10-21 @054.48 (09:18:27 UTC+8).
〈Myanmar National Flower: Pterocarpus macrocarpus〉 © 2007 Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta.
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ASEAN National Flowers
- 1 The ASEAN National Flowers
- 2 Brunei National Flower: Simpor
- 3 Cambodia National Flower: Rumduol
- 4 Indonesia National Flowers: Orchid, Rafflesia, Jasmine
- 5 Laos National Flower: Plumeria rubra
- 6 Malaysia National Flower: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- 7 Myanmar National Flower: Pterocarpus macrocarpus This article
- 8 Philippines National Flower: Jasminum sambac
- 9 Singapore National Flower: Papilionanthe 'Miss Joaquim'
- 10 Thailand National Flower: Cassia fistula
- 11 Timor-Leste National Flowers: Hibiscus, Delonix
- 12 Viet Nam National Flower: Nelumbo nucifera