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Municipal flowers and trees of Okinawa

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OkinawaErythrina variegata ("Deigo")Pinus luchuensis (Okinawa pine, "Ryukyumatsu")
Naha 那覇市Bougainvillea (genus)Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree), Delonix regia (royal poinciana, "Hoboku")
Ginowan 宜野湾市Chrysanthemum morifolium (florist's chrysanthemum, "Kiku")Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan"), Ixora chinensis ("Santanka")
Ishigaki 石垣市Rhododendron amanoi ("Sakishimatsutsuji")Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan")
Urasoe 浦添市オオバナアリアケカズラElaeocarpus zollingeri var. zollingeri ("Horutonoki"), Caesalpinia pulcherrima (pride of Barbados, "Ogocho")
Nago 名護市Lilium longiflorum (Easter lily, "Teppoyuri")Ficus microcarpa ("Gajumaru"), Cerasus campanulata (Taiwan cherry, "Kanhizakura")
Itoman 糸満市Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle, "Nichinichiso")Ficus microcarpa ("Gajumaru"), Bougainvillea (genus)
Okinawa 沖縄市Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (fountain palm, "Biro")
Tomigusuku 豊見城市Bougainvillea (genus)Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan")
Uruma うるま市Ixora chinensis ("Santanka")Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan"), Hibiscus tiliaceus ("Ohamabo")
Miyakojima 宮古島市Bougainvillea (genus)Ficus microcarpa ("Gajumaru"), Erythrina variegata ("Deigo")
Nanjo 南城市Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan")
Kunigami-son 国頭村Rhododendron tashiroi var. tashiroi ("Sakuratsutsuji"), Rhododendron tashiroi var. tashiroi ("Sakuratsutsuji")Castanopsis sieboldii subsp. sieboldii (Itajii Chinkapin, "Sudajii"), Castanopsis sieboldii subsp. sieboldii (Itajii Chinkapin, "Sudajii"), Schima wallichii subsp. noronhae ("Iju"), Schima wallichii subsp. noronhae ("Iju")
Ogimi-son 大宜味村Citrus depressaCitrus depressa
Higashi-son 東村Rhododendron scabrum ("Keramatsutsuji")Rhizophoraceae (family)
Nakijin-son 今帰仁村Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")Pinus luchuensis (Okinawa pine, "Ryukyumatsu")
Motobu-cho 本部町Orchidaceae (family)Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree), Cerasus (genus)
Onna-son 恩納村Hibiscus tiliaceus ("Ohamabo")Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree)
Ginoza-son 宜野座村Rhododendron (genus)Pinus luchuensis (Okinawa pine, "Ryukyumatsu")
Kin-cho 金武町Cerasus (genus)Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (fountain palm, "Biro")
Ie-son 伊江村Lilium longiflorum (Easter lily, "Teppoyuri")Ficus microcarpa ("Gajumaru"), Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu"), Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle, "Sarusuberi")
Yomitan-son 読谷村Bougainvillea (genus)Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree), Handroanthus chrysotrichus (golden trumpet tree, "Koganenozen")
Kadena-cho 嘉手納町Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")Symplocos kuroki
Chatan-cho 北谷町フイリソシンカMelia azedarach (Chinaberry, "Sendan")
Kitanakagusuku-son 北中城村Orchidaceae (family)Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan"), Bougainvillea (genus)
Nakagusuku-son 中城村Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")Symplocos kuroki
Nishihara-cho 西原町Bougainvillea (genus)Ficus microcarpa ("Gajumaru"), Barringtonia racemosa (powder-puff tree, "Sagaribana"), Barringtonia racemosa (powder-puff tree, "Sagaribana")
Yonabaru-cho 与那原町Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan"), Erythrina variegata ("Deigo")
Haebaru-cho 南風原町Bougainvillea (genus)Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan")
Tokashiki-son 渡嘉敷村Rhododendron scabrum ("Keramatsutsuji")Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (fountain palm, "Biro")
Zamami-son 座間味村Rhododendron scabrum ("Keramatsutsuji")Pinus luchuensis (Okinawa pine, "Ryukyumatsu")
Aguni-son 粟国村Lilium longiflorum (Easter lily, "Teppoyuri")Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree), Cycas revoluta (fern palm, "Sotetsu")
Tonaki-son 渡名喜村Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus ("Kawaranadeshiko")Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree)
Minamidaito-son 南大東村Hibiscus (genus, China rose, "Haibisukasu")ダイトウビロウ
Kitadaito-son 北大東村Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum (poison bulb, "Hamaomoto")ダイトウビロウ
Iheya-son 伊平屋村Rhododendron (genus), Rhododendron simsii ("Taiwan'yamatsutsuji")Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (fountain palm, "Biro")
Izena-son 伊是名村Rhododendron simsii ("Taiwan'yamatsutsuji")Quercus phillyreoides ("Ubamegashi")
Kumejima-cho 久米島町Rhododendron amanoi ("Sakishimatsutsuji"), Rhododendron amanoi ("Sakishimatsutsuji")Pinus luchuensis (Okinawa pine, "Ryukyumatsu"), Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree), 久米紅, (クメクレナイ)
Yaese-cho 八重瀬町Tagetes patula (French marigold)Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan"), Diospyros egbert-walkeri ("Yaeyamakokutan"), Cerasus campanulata (Taiwan cherry, "Kanhizakura")
Tarama-son 多良間村Carthamus tinctorius (safflower, "Benibana")Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi tree)
Taketomi-cho 竹富町Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger, "Getto")Podocarpus macrophyllus (yew plum pine, "Inumaki")
Yonaguni-cho 与那国町Lilium (genus)Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (fountain palm, "Biro"), Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle, "Sarusuberi")

Names are as designated by each municipality and were checked on their official websites. Names in Japanese have no matching page in our encyclopedia.

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