FAYA-LOBI (Ixora coccinea)

in #suriname7 years ago (edited)

The national flower of Suriname ( (/ˈsʊrɪnæm/, /-nɑːm/ or /-nəm/, also spelled Surinam)

Named in our own (second) language, Sranan Tongo (lingua franca). Roughly translated it means: “Hot Love”. 

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I see the first time this kind of flower, amazing!