NOUN | plant | genus Strelitzia, Strelitzia | small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants |
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Meaning | small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae. | |
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Synonym | Strelitzia | |
Member of | Strelitziaceae, family Strelitziaceae, strelitzia family | woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar |
Members | bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae | Ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird |
Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
Spanish | genus strelitzia, strelitzia | |
Catalan | genus strelitzia, strelitzia, Strelitzia |
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