Strelitzia reginae

Common name: Kraanvoëlblom, Bird-of-paradise, Crane flower

Family: Strelitziaceae (Bird-of-paradise flower)

Distribution: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Evergreen shrub / sub-shrub

Comments: "Stelitzia" is named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, from the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The specific name "reginae" is Latin and means "'of the queen".

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1: Upper garden, beds at restaurant (Uk) • Accession: 1999-1094/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2: Upper garden, beds at restaurant (Uk) • Accession: 1999-325/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3: Upper garden, beds at restaurant (Uk) • Accession: 2018-446/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
4: Upper garden, palm beds (Up) • Accession: 1999-1108/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
5: Upper garden, palm beds (Up) • Accession: 1999-325/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
6: Upper garden, palm beds (Up) • Accession: 2016-35/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Garden - wild origin

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Strelitzia reginae

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