Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Natal-wildepiesang, Natal wild banana, Ikhamanga, Igceba

Family: Strelitziaceae (Bird-of-paradise flower)

Distribution: Southern Africa

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: The name Strelitzia was given to honour Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III of England. She was from the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. There has been some confusion over which Nicholas the specific epiphet honours, but original description in Gardenflora states that the name nicolai is in honour of Grand duke Nikolai Nikolaievich the elder, third son of Czar Nicholas I of Russia, and not for the Czar.