Strelitzia caudata
| Mountain Strelitzia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Strelitziaceae |
| Genus: | Strelitzia |
| Species: | S. caudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Strelitzia caudata R.A.Dyer | |
Strelitzia caudata, commonly known as the Mountain Strelitzia or Wild Banana, is a species of banana-like Strelitzia from Africa from the Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe south to Mozambique, Transvaal and Swaziland.[1] It was first described by Robert Allen Dyer in 1946.[2][3] It is one of three large banana-like Strelitzia species, all of which are native to southern Africa,[4] the other two being S. alba and S. nicolai.
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Strelitzia caudata
- ↑ Dyer, Robert Allen. 1946. Flowering Plants of Africa. A Magazine Containing Coloured Figures with Descriptions of the Flowering Plants Indigenous in Africa v 25, t. 997, Strelitzia caudata
- ↑ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Strelitzia caudata R.A.Dyer". PlantZAfrica.com.