Myanmar National Flower: Pterocarpus macrocarpus

Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한 謝雪矢 @youronly.one

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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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