Knowra Strelitzia Strelitzia Strelitzia is a genus of flowering plants native to southern Africa. Its distinctive flowers have brightly colored bracts and petals arranged like a bird’s head.
Strelitziaceae : A family of tropical flowering plants that includes Strelitzia and the genera Ravenala and Phenakospermum. This is the family that contains Strelitzia.
Strelitzia reginae : A South African Strelitzia species with orange and blue flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental. This species is the familiar bird-of-paradise flower grown in gardens and floristry.
Sunbird : A family of small, nectar-feeding birds native to Africa, Asia, and nearby regions. Sunbirds visit Strelitzia flowers for nectar and transfer pollen.
Heliconia : A genus of tropical plants with colorful bracts and distinctive flower clusters. Its showy bracts invite comparison, but Heliconia is a different genus.
Zingiberales : An order of monocot flowering plants that includes bananas, gingers, heliconias, and bird-of-paradise plants. Strelitzia belongs to this order of large-leaved tropical plants.
Strelitzia nicolai : A large, evergreen Strelitzia species with white and blue flowers, native to southern Africa. Its towering leaves make it a dramatic landscape and indoor plant.
Nectar : A sugar-rich fluid produced by plants, often to attract animal pollinators. Strelitzia offers nectar as a reward to visiting birds.
Ravenala madagascariensis : A Madagascan member of Strelitziaceae known as the traveler’s tree. This close family relative has a fan-shaped crown rather than Strelitzia’s birdlike blooms.
Monocotyledon : A flowering plant whose seed typically has one embryonic leaf. Strelitzia is a monocot, a clue to its leaf and flower anatomy.
Cut flower : A flower or flowering stem harvested for decorative use in arrangements. Strelitzia reginae’s durable stems are valued in the cut-flower trade.
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