Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Strelitziaceae | Genus: Strelitzia | Species: Strelitzia reginae Banks |
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| Synonym | Strelitzia reginae Banks Strelitzia angustifolia W.T.Aiton Strelitzia farinosa W.T.Aiton, Strelitzia gigantea J.Kern., Strelitzia humilis Link, Strelitzia glauca A.Rich., Strelitzia ovat | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Bird-of-paradise, Crane flower, Orange strelitzia | Flower Type | Spadix |
| English / Trade Name | Bird-of-paradise, Crane flower, Orange strelitzia | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bird-of-paradise, Crane flower, Orange strelitzia | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a hard woody capsule that splits from the apex in summer; seeds are round, black to brown in colour with a yellow aril |
| Habitat | A ornamental garden plant and cut flower is | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to South Africa. | Bark Details | Base woody |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Butterfly Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tufted, evergreen, acaulescent (stemless) perennial shrub, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves distichous (opposite and arranged fan-like in one plane), banana-like with the leaf blade, margins can sometimes be red-edged. Flower emerge in succession in a boat-shaped spathe, producing a mucilaginous substance when in bloom. Calyx orange , corolla blue to purple. Fruit a hard woody capsule that splits from the apex in summer; seeds are round, black to brown in colour with a yellow aril | Leaf Details | Leaves distichous (opposite and arranged fan-like in one plane), banana-like with the leaf blade, margins can sometimes be red-edged. |
