Strelitzia juncea Andrews

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Strelitziaceae > Strelitzia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 2 m high; stem subterranean. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, ± 220 x 76 mm, deltoid at base, margins brown; petioles slender. Spathe 150 mm long, green with red edges. Sepals bright orange, lanceolate, ± 100 mm long. Petals blue; lower 50 mm long, with rounded basal auricles; upper broadly ovate, ± 10 mm long, mucronate. Ovary with style branches exserted. Flowering time July-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Strelitzia juncea unspecified picture

Distribution

Strelitzia juncea world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798181-1
WFO ID wfo-0000561945
COL ID 8X7FG
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Synonyms

Strelitzia principis Strelitzia juncea Strelitzia teretifolia Strelitzia parvifolia var. juncea Strelitzia reginae var. juncea Strelitzia reginae subsp. juncea