Sacred flower of the Incas

Cantua buxifolia, (/ˈkæntuːə bʌksɪˈfoʊliə/, hispanicized spellings Cantuta, Ccantu), known as Qantu, Qantus or Qantuta (Quechua,) is a flowering plant found in the high valleys of the yungas. It is the national flower of Peru and one of two national flowers of Bolivia, the other being the patujú. The Bolivian national flower is in fact a particular variety of qantuta, the "qantuta tricolor" which has red petals, a yellow floral tube and a green calyx, reflecting the...