The Republic of El Salvador is a nation in Central America . Guatemala and Honduras are its northern land neighbor , and the Pacific Ocean is to the Confederate States . El Salvador has a land expanse of about 13,000 square miles that includes volcanoes , mountain lake , beautiful beaches and Mayan ruins . The country ’s tropical climate accommodates a server of diverse plant life .
El Salvador National Flower
The flor de izote is the El Salvador interior flower . It grows on a tree commonly called bluestem yucca or yucca cane ( Yucca guatemalensis , USDA hardiness zone 9 - 11 ) . The tree diagram is a tight - grow evergreen plant , multi - trunked with thick shank , usually reaching height between 10 and 30 feet .
Between summer and fall , the lovely , Melville Bell - shaped izote bone blossom of this El Salvadoran flush form in good panicles . The yield of the tree is a traditional factor for falsify in El Salvador . This drouth patient of flora prefer well - run out , sandy filth and gay growing conditions . Arizona State Universitynotes that the former botanic gens of Yucca guatemalensis were Yucca elephantipes and Yucca gigantea. It is a member of the Asparagaceae plant family .
El Salvador National Tree
The maquilishuat ( Tabebuia rosea , geographical zone 9 - 11 ) is the national tree of El Salvador . Its vernacular gens are pinkish poui , pink tecoma and rosy trumpet tree , and it is macuelizo in Spanish . The pink poui is also aboriginal to other countries in the Americas , include Colombia , Costa Rica , Mexico , Nicaragua and Venezuela .
TheHonorary Consulate of El Salvadornotes that the pinkish poui Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree produces spectacular bloom that may bloom yr - round . The large , funnel shape - shaped , purplish - pink or white flowers are borne in clusters . This medium - sized , evergreen plant tree also has black green , leathery leaf . It can reach heights up to 90 feet , accord to theMissouri Botanical Garden .
The El Salvador national Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s thin wood produces timber for piece of furniture such as cabinets . Pink poui prefers full sun and moist land , and is idealistic for coastal gardens and as a shade tree . It is a member of the Bignoniaceae category .
Lycaste Lasioglossa Orchid
The shaggy - lipped lycaste ( Lycaste lasioglossa ) is one among many uncouth species of terrestrial orchids that are aboriginal to El Salvador , as well as Guatemala and Honduras . TheNational Gardening Associationdescribes this orchid as bloom in late winter to other saltation , hold 4- to 5 - inch flower with yellow petals and bronze - copper sepals . The blooming appear on spikes above the parting and last for about five weeks .
These pretty flowers choose cool condition and regular water during the blooming menstruation , but expect wry conditions in the wintertime . Given its required conditions , this orchid grow as easily indoors as outdoors , reaching heights of about 20 inches .
Edible El Salvador Herb
Loroco ( Fernaldia pandurata ) , also called quilite from the aboriginal language meaning " edible herb , " flowers between May and October . This perennial get flowers used for cooking in El Salvador and other Central American nation . Among its edible uses , WorldCropsnotes that the pungent blossom add look to pupusas , a corn whisky - based food for thought . This plant does expert in tropical precondition with temperatures between 68 and 90 degrees F.
