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Strelitzia reginae Banks

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Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Strelitziaceae > Strelitzia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 2.6 m high; stem subterranean. Leaves lanceolate, up to 180 x 100 mm, undulate, glabrous, abaxial surface bright green, adaxial surface glaucescent, ± acute, base cuneate. Bracts tubular; uppermost one navicular, green with purple edges. Sepals lanceolate, orange-yellow. Petals dark blue, lower two ± 50 mm long, with rounded basal auricles; upper ovate, ± 20 mm long. Stamens with anthers twice as long as filaments. Ovary with exserted style; style branches 3, linear, ± 20 mm long. Flowering time Aug.-June.
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A herb which keeps growing from year to year. It can grow to 1.2 m high. It spreads 0.9 m wide. The leaves are 30-75 cm long on stems 1.8 m long. The flowers are orange and blue. Each flower consists of 3 orange coloured sepals and 3 blue petals. Two of the petals are united in an arrowhead-like structure.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.95 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows naturally along river banks in South Africa. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. It needs moderate moisture. It needs a fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. It needs an acid pH. It needs full sun. Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal
Edible roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions, seedlings or suckers. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Flower

Strelitzia reginae flower picture by Renato Samperio (cc-by-sa)
Strelitzia reginae flower picture by Crowther Marc (cc-by-sa)
Strelitzia reginae flower picture by Peter Kirsten (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Strelitzia reginae world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Brazil, Thailand, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798194-1
WFO ID wfo-0000562066
COL ID 52X8D
BDTFX ID 85248
INPN ID 447925
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Heliconia bihai Strelitzia reginae f. flava Strelitzia regalis Strelitzia reginae f. humilis Strelitzia reginae var. crinita Strelitzia reginae var. farinosa Strelitzia reginae var. lemoinieri Strelitzia reginae var. ovata Strelitzia reginae subsp. parvifolia Strelitzia reginae var. rutilans Strelitzia reginae var. flava Strelitzia reginae var. glauca Strelitzia reginae var. humilis Strelitzia reginae

Lower taxons

Strelitzia reginae subsp. reginae Strelitzia reginae subsp. mzimvubuensis
WorldFloraDB 2024