Bunga Raya

The national flower of Malaysia is the hibiscus, or bunga raya.

The flower is found in abundance throughout the country, and for this very reason,
was chosen to be the national flower (in 1960)
by Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

There are many varieties of the hibiscus,
but the five-petaled Hibiscus rosa sinensis was chosen above the others,
as the most symbolically relevant.
The five petals of the bunga raya symbolise the Rukunegara
(the Five Principles of Nationhood),
while the colour red represents courage.

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