Kimjongilia: Difference between revisions

'''Kimjongilia''' is a flower named after the late [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong-il]]. It is a [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] [[cultivar]] of tuberous begonia, registered as [[Begonia × tuberhybrida|''Begonia'' × ''tuberhybrida'']] 'Kimjongilhwa'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.begonias.org/registered/registeredGO.htm |title=ABS Registered Begonias (G - O) |publisher=American Begonia Society |accessdate=27 February 2015}}</ref> When Kim Jong-il [[Death of Kim Jong-il|died in December 2011]], the flower was used to adorn his corpsebody for [[Lying in state|public display]].<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/21542227 "Succession in North Korea: Grief and fear"], ''[[The Economist]]'', December 31, 2011.</ref> Despite its name, the Kimjongilia is not the official [[national flower]] of North Korea,<ref name="Minahan2010">{{cite book|last=Minahan|first=James|title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|volume=1|date=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara|isbn=978-0-313-34497-8|page=82}}</ref> which is the ''[[Magnolia sieboldii]]''.<ref> {{Cite web | title = Floral Emblems of the world | last = Lim | first = Reuben C. J. | work = anbg.gov.au | publisher = Australian National Herbarium | date = 29 June 2013 | accessdate = 9 September 2016 | url = https://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/world-emblems.html}}</ref> Another flower, [[Kimilsungia]], is an orchid cultivar named after Kim Jong-il's father and predecessor, [[Kim Il-sung]].<ref name="Minahan2010"/>