pride of burma

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الإنجليزية - التركية
(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.)
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
(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