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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 / 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 .
Strelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.) Link, endemic; Strelitzia nicolai Regel & Korn. indigenous; Strelitzia parvifolia W.T.Aiton var. juncea Ker Gawl. accepted asStrelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.) Link, indigenous; Strelitzia reginae Banks, indigenous Strelitzia reginae Banks subsp. mzimvubuensis Van Jaarsv. indigenous; Strelitzia reginae Banks subsp ...
Strelitzia nicolai – White or giant bird of paradise; wild banana; blue-and-white strelitzia Strelitzia reginae (syn. S. parvifolia ) – Strelitzia, bird of paradise, or crane lily Strelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.)
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.
Strelitzia juncea, a monocotyledonous plant Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same abbreviated species scientific name .
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.
The Kirsten part of the name is believed to be the surname of the manager of the land, J.F. Kirsten, in the 18th century. The bosch part of the name is a Dutch word for forest or bush. The handover of ownership of the colony to Britain in 1811 brought changes in the use of the Kirstenbosch area.