What is the national plant of Samoa?
What is the national plant of Samoa?
Samoa’s national flower, the beautiful Teuila torch ginger.
What is the Samoan national animal?
Called the Little Dodo because it is a close relative of the long extinct bird, the manumea is described as a unique tooth-billed pigeon. Our correspondent says few Samoans have seen the manumea, apart from its depiction on the country’s twenty tala note and 50 sene coin.
What is the national bird of the American Samoa?
Tooth-billed pigeon
Manumea (Didunculus strigirostris), Tooth-billed pigeon. The Manumea is the national bird of Samoa and is found nowhere else in the world.
What kind of trees can you find in Samoa?
List of Samoan plant common names
| Samoan name | Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|---|
| Aoa | Ficus obliqua | Polynesian banyan, strangler fig |
| ʻApu Initia (English loan word) | Anacardium occidentale | Cashew, “Indian Apple” |
| Ateate | Melanthera biflora | Beach sunflower |
| ʻAu’auli | Diospyros samoensis | Samoan ebony |
How many Tooth-billed Pigeon are left?
Surveys suggest numbers are critical and that 70 to 380 individuals survive in the wild, and there is currently no captive population.
Is the Tooth-billed Pigeon extinct?
Nicknamed the ‘little Dodo’, the Tooth-billed Pigeon is one of the closest living relatives to the iconic extinct Dodo. Unfortunately, this species is on the verge of extinction.
What does the red mean on the Samoa flag?
courage
In the Samoan flag, white is said to stand for purity, blue for freedom, and red for courage. No change was made in the national flag when the country became independent on January 1, 1962.
What is the capital of Samoa?
Apia
Samoa/Capitals
Apia, town, port, and capital (since 1959) of Samoa. It is located on the northern coast of Upolu Island, in the South Pacific Ocean.