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A presentation on the flowers of the Maldives, with common names, scientific names and names in Dhivehi.
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Pink rose is the national flower of Maldives. With its sweet and delicate smell and soft petals, rose reigns as the queen of flowers. It has always been a symbol of love,
beauty, purity and all that is good.
These flowers bloom soon after the first shower of the season. It sprouts up from no where after the first rain and thunder and
hence they are known as Rain lily or Thunder lily
Flame lily is a highly poisonous plant. It is widely used in the preparation of certain medicines and it is facing threat in some countries
because of over exploitation.
This pretty flower got its funny name, goat’s foot, from its leaves which look like the hoof of a goat’s foot.
It is morning glory as it blossoms in the morning and wilts away before noon.
A closer look at the flower shows that it is aptly called Octopus bush- it resembles the tentacles of an octopus!
Uni maa is one of the sweet scented flowers of Maldives. It is said that in olden times people used to hang their clothes over
these trees at night so that by morning the clothes will absorb the fragrance of the flowers!
Iron wood is hard and strong enough to be called so. Long ‘nails’ are made out of this wood and used to join planks of wood
in boat building
Coconut palm, the tree of life, the tree that figures in the national emblem, the tree that sustains life from cradle to grave. Every part of the tree is
used in one way or other.