Definition of pride of burma in English Turkish dictionary
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Erguvan renkli çiçekleri ve bir metre uzunluğundaki salkımları ile çok ilgi çekici olan tropikal bir ağaç türü. Buddhistler dinî merasimlerde bunu tanrıya sunarlar, (ilmî adı: Amherstia nobilis. Baklagiller sınıfı, cesalpinaceae familyası.)
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Definition of pride of burma in English English dictionary
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) The Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis in the Fabaceae) is a tropical tree with exceptionally beautiful flowers (it is also known as the Orchid Tree, a name otherwise reserved for members of the genus Bauhinia). Its name in Burmese is thawka-gyi. It is widely cultivated for ornament in the humid tropics. Pride of Burma is very rare in the wild and has only been collected from its native habitat a few times. It is native to Burma (Myanmar), hence the common name. The scientific name commemorates Lady Amherst, as does Lady Amherst's Pheasant