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Strelitzia
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Strelitzia
Strelitzia
is a genus of five species of
perennial plants
, native to
South Africa
. It belongs to the plant family
Strelitziaceae
. The genus is named after the
duchy
of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
, birthplace of
Queen Charlotte
of the
United Kingdom
. A
common name
of the genus is
bird of paradise flower / plant
, because of a resemblance of its flowers to
birds-of-paradise
. In South Africa it is commonly known as a
crane flower
and is featured on the reverse of the
50 cent coin
. It is the
floral emblem
of the
City of Los Angeles
; two of the species,
Strelitzia nicolai
and
Strelitzia reginae
, are frequently grown as house plants.
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