Cantuta

Cantuta
Cantutas in the garden of Koricancha (Temple of the Sun, today's Convento Santo Domingo)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Solanales
Family:
Polemoniaceae
Genus:
Cantua
Species:
C. buxifolia
Binomial name
Cantua buxifolia

A cantuta (Cantua buxifolia) is a type of a flower. It is most commonly found in Central and South America. The cantuta is the national flower of both Peru and Bolivia.

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