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Cantua buxifolia

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Cantua buxifolia, (/ˈkæntuːə bʌksᵻˈfoʊliə/, hispanicized spellings Cantuta, Ccantu), known as Qantu, Qantus or Qantuta (Quechua,) is a flowering plant found in the high valleys of the yungas. It is the national flower of Peru and one of two national flowers of Bolivia, the other being the patujú. The Bolivian national flower is in fact a particular variety of qantuta, the "qantuta tricolor" which has red petals, a yellow floral tube and a green calyx, reflecting the colors of the national flag.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0