![]() ![]() Ī new subspecies was discovered growing alongside the Mzimvubu River in South Africa’s Eastern Cape in 2002. ![]() Common names such as “crane flower” and “bird of paradise” reference the open flower’s resemblance to the head and beak of a colourful exotic bird. The specific epithet reginae means “of the queen”, and commemorates the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III. Joseph Banks described the species in 1788. In temperate areas it is a popular houseplant. An evergreen perennial, it is widely cultivated for its dramatic flowers. Strelitzia reginae, commonly known as the crane flower, bird of paradise, or isigude in Nguni, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to South Africa. ![]()
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