Floral emblem tree. The "heilala" ("Garcinia sessilis") is Tonga's national flower. The name of Tonga's beauty pageant, the Heilala Festival, is taken from this flower. Resorts, as well as products, are also often named after this flower, such as the Heilala Lodge and Heilala Vanilla. The flower is also used in Tonga for medicinal and ornamental purposes. The national flower of Argentina is the flower of the ceibo tree ("Erythrina crista-galli"), also known as "seibo" or "bucaré" Bolivian national flowers are the "kantuta" ("Cantua buxifolia") and "patujú" ("Heliconia rostrata"). The national flower of Brazil is the flower of the Golden Trumpet Tree
National Christmas Tree Association National Christmas Tree Association The National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) is a professional organization in the United States of over 5,100 "Christmas tree professionals" in various capacities. The group focuses its work into three areas: promotion and research, federal representation (which includes Congressional lobbying), and professional education. The association was founded in 1955 and has more than 1,800 members. The official White House Christmas tree, or the Blue Room Christmas Tree, is donated each year by the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA). The NCTA has donated the tree since 1966; it is chosen through a contest among members of the