Strelitzia caudata R.A.Dyer

Transvaal wild banana (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Strelitziaceae > Strelitzia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 2 m high. Stems unbranched, with tuft of leaves at apex. Sepals white, with upper pair widely diverging from the lowest; lowest sepal with a keel extending from ± its middle into a slender lobe or tail. Petals light mauve; two lower ones with basal portions forming a boat-shaped depression with margin undulate and crisped. Flowers white and light mauve.
More
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are in tufts at the tips. The flowers are white and light mauve.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical and subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Strelitzia caudata unspecified picture

Distribution

Strelitzia caudata world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585016-1
WFO ID wfo-0000561880
COL ID 52X7V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Strelitzia caudata