06 March (Cook Islands ) within release Symbols of the Cook Islands (2023) goes into circulation Stamp Tahitian Gardenia (Gardenia taitensis) face value 8 New Zealand dollar
Stamp Tahitian Gardenia (Gardenia taitensis) in catalogues | |
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Colnect codes: | Col: CK 2023.03.06-03a |
Stamp is square format.
stamp from souvenir sheetAlso in the issue Symbols of the Cook Islands (2023):
Stamp Tahitian Gardenia (Gardenia taitensis) it reflects the thematic directions:
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in plants that are floral (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. Flowers may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). Some flowers produce diaspores without fertilization (parthenocarpy). Flowers contain sporangia and are the site where gametophytes develop. Many flowers have evolved to be attractive to animals, so as to cause them to be vectors for the transfer of pollen. After fertilization, the ovary of the flower develops into fruit containing seeds. In addition to facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans to beautify their environment, and also as objects of romance, ritual, religion, medicine and as a source of food.