National Flower of Honduras

Until 1946, the National Flower of Honduras use to be the rose. However, since the rose's roots were not that of Honduran origin, it was then decided that the Orquid Brassavola Digviana--of Honduran roots--would substitute the rose, and this was established by decree of November 26, 1969.
The Royal British Academy of Orquids, responsible for the registration of such flowers and with headquarters in London, established in 1998 two new species of Orquid Brassavola and they are: i) the Rhyncholaelya Digviana and ii) Rhyncholaelya Glauca. From that moment on our National Flower has been the Orquid Rhyncholaelya Digviana.