Stamp: Jerusalem thorn (British Virgin Islands 1991)
Jerusalem thorn (British Virgin Islands 1991)
05 January (British Virgin Islands ) within release Flowers goes into circulation Stamp Jerusalem thorn face value 20 British Virgin Islands cent
| Stamp Jerusalem thorn in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:VG 717 |
| Stamp Number: | Sn:VG 698 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Flowers:
- Stamp - Lobster claw face value 2;
- Stamp - Frangipani face value 5;
- Stamp - Autograph tree face value 10;
- Stamp - Yellow allamanda face value 12;
- Stamp - Pinguin face value 45;
- Stamp - Lantana face value 15;
- Stamp - Jerusalem thorn face value 20;
- Stamp - Turk's cap face value 25;
- Stamp - Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale) face value 70;
- Stamp - African tulip tree face value 1;
- Stamp - Beach morning glory face value 2;
- Stamp - Organ pipe cactus face value 3;
- Stamp - Swamp immortelle face value 30;
- Stamp - White cedar face value 35;
- Stamp - Mahoe tree face value 40;
Stamp Jerusalem thorn 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.
