genus Strelitzia

genus Strelitzia
noun
small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
Syn: ↑Strelitzia
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Meronyms: ↑bird of paradise, ↑Strelitzia reginae

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  • Strelitzia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Strelitzia juncea — In Kirstenbosch Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Strelitzia reginae — taxobox name = Bird of Paradise flower image caption = Strelitzia reginae flower regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Strelitziaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Strelitzia — noun small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae • Syn: ↑genus Strelitzia • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Strelitziaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Strelitzia nicolai — taxobox name = Strelitzia nicolai regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Strelitziaceae genus = Strelitzia species = S. nicholai binomial = Strelitzia… …   Wikipedia

  • strelitzia family — noun woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae • Syn: ↑Strelitziaceae, ↑family Strelitziaceae • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Strelitzia reginae — noun ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish blue flowers resembling a bird • Syn: ↑bird of paradise • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Strelitzia, ↑genus Strelitzia …   Useful english dictionary

  • strelitzia — [strə lɪtsɪə] noun a southern African plant of a genus including the bird of paradise flower. [Genus Strelitzia.] Origin mod. L, named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz (1744–1818), queen of George III …   English new terms dictionary

  • strelitzia — noun Any of several flowering plants of the genus Strelitzia Syn: bird of paradise flower …   Wiktionary

  • Strelitzia — ID 81295 Symbol Key STREL Common Name bird of paradise Family Strelitziaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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