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The " flame of the forest " ( Ixora coccinea / Santan pula ) was actually featured on a P4 stamp issued in 1998 as part of commemoratives for the Florikutura ‘98 International Garden Festival, San Fernando, Pampanga. The illustrations for the series were from " Flowers of the Philippines " by Manuel Blanco.
It’s included in this block :-
Other flowers were illustrated in this block :-
.... and in this " miniature sheet " :-
These were originally " posted " in my " Philippines Stamps ... " thread, #19, which may be of interest, even to non-stamp collectors ( http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....over-160-years ).
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