![]() 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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