Details of genus: Strelitzia Banks ex Dryander [423]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Bird of paradise
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Strelitziaceae
family_ja: ゴクラクチョウカ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 5 species of clump-forming, evergreen perennials found in habitats ranging from riverbanks to open glades in the bush of South Africa. They have large, long-stalked, mostly oblong to lance-shaped leaves with woody bases forming a "trunk" that may reach 10m (30ft) tall. Their exotic inflorescences, produced intermittently from the leaf axils, consist of usually horizontal, waxy, stiff, boat-shaped spathes, from the top of which crest-like flowers arise sequentially, often in contrasting colours; they are very long-lasting when cut. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm greenhouse; move outdoors in summer. In warmer areas, grow as specimen plants.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 18-21°C (64-70°F), or divide rooted suckers. In spring. Seed-raised plants may take 3 or more years to flower.
pests_en: Susceptible to scale insects.
description_ja:
comment: S.Africa
comment_ja: ゴクラクチョウカ
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Strelitziaceae | ゴクラクチョウカ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Strelitziaceae | ゴクラクチョウカ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Strelitziaceae | ゴクラクチョウカ科 | Show |