Cantuta

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Cantuta
Cantutas in the garden of Koricancha (Temple of the Sun, today's Convento Santo Domingo)
Cantutas in the garden of Koricancha (Temple of the Sun, today's Convento Santo Domingo)
Biological classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Cantua
Species: C. buxifolia
Binomial name
Cantua buxifolia
Lam.

A cantuta (Cantua buxifolia) is a type of a flower. It is most commonly found in Central and South America. The cantuta is the national flower of both Peru and Bolivia.

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