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07-14-2011, 12:00 PM
Congress named the Rose of Bayahibe the new National Flower. Law 146-11 instructs the Central Bank to issue new monetary bills by 2014 with the drawing of the rose of Bayahibe, an endemic species. The rose of Bayahibe can be seen at the National Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo and during the Culture Walk of La Punta de Bayahibe (La Romana). Since 1957 and until now, the flower of the mahogany tree had been the National Flower.
The same law reaffirms that the mahogany tree is the National Tree.
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The same law reaffirms that the mahogany tree is the National Tree.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)