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Old 05-23-2008, 05:23 AM
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Default Flor de Mayo

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Originally Posted by Alanonimo View Post
In Mexico we call frangipani, or plumeria, Flor de Mayo, since it flowers almost exclusively in that month. It's aztec name is actually cacaloxochitl (crow flower).

If you look up flor de mayo in google images you see both plants.
that's teh funny and confusing thing with local names. You must be carefull when using them outside the corresponding country, as they may mean something completelly different for other people.

In Venezuela, the Flor de Mayo is C. mosiae, the national flower of this country...
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