The Bahamas

They reasoned that other flowers grown there--such as the bougainvillea, hibiscus and poinciana--had already been chosen as the national flowers of other countries. The yellow elder, on the other hand, was unclaimed by other countries (although it is now also the national flower of the United States Virgin Islands) and also the yellow elder is native to the family islands.

Question: is the bahamas part of the us virgin islands
Answer: no