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Strelitzia / s t r ɛ ˈ l ɪ t s i ə / [3] is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae. [4] A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower/plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise. In South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower.
The Strelitziaceae comprise a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, very similar in appearance and growth habit to members of the related families Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (banana family). The three genera with seven species [ 2 ] of Strelitziaceae have been included in Musaceae in some classifications, but are generally recognized as ...
Strelitzia reginae, commonly known as the crane flower, bird of paradise, or isigude in Nguni, [3] is a species of flowering plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. An evergreen perennial, it is widely cultivated for its dramatic flowers. In temperate areas it is a popular houseplant.
Strelitzia juncea, the rush-leaved strelitzia or narrow-leaved bird of paradise, is a monocotyledonous flowering plant that is indigenous to South Africa. This drought-resistant Strelitzia occurs sparingly near Uitenhage, Patensie and just north of Port Elizabeth. It is the only Strelitzia species which typically lacks a lamina, or leaf blade. [3]
Strelitzia alba subsp. nicolai (Regel & Körn) Maire & Weiller Strelitzia quensonii Lem. Strelitzia nicolai , commonly known as the wild banana or giant white bird of paradise , is a species of banana -like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 7–8 m (23–26 ft), and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (11 ft).
Strelitzia caudata was first described in 1946 by Robert Allen Dyer in Flowering Plants of Africa, Volume 25, Plate 997. [5] [6] The specific epithet caudata means "with a slender tail"; [7] this refers to an appendage of a sepal, which is prominent in this species. [6]
It is a striking ornamental plant native to South America, mainly Argentina and Uruguay. [1] It is naturalized in Texas , and fairly common in the rest of the southwestern United States, [ 1 ] where it is known as bird of paradise bush , desert bird of paradise , yellow bird of paradise , and barba de chivo .
Ixora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1] It is the only genus in the tribe Ixoreae. It consists of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs and holds around 544 species. [2] Though native to the tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world, its centre of diversity is in Tropical Asia.