극락조화-[정명]Strelitzia reginae Banks

극락조화

 

과명 Strelitziaceae (극락조화과) 속명 Strelitzia (스트렐리치아속) 전체학명 [정명]Strelitzia reginae Banks 추천명 극락조화 이명   외국명 Crane ,Bird of paradise ,Crane flower ,Bird of paradise Crane flower

 

국표에는 Strelitzia (스트렐리치아속)이 3종이다.

 

재배식물	정명	Strelitzia juncea Link	원주극락조화	2011/12/08
재배식물	정명	Strelitzia nicolai Regel & K.Koch	니콜라이극락조화	2018/07/23
재배식물	정명	Strelitzia reginae Banks	극락조화	2011/12/08

 

 

Strelitzia reginae is a monocotyledonous flowering plant indigenous to South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal). Common names include strelitzia, crane flower or bird of paradise, though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus Strelitzia. Its scientific name commemorates the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The species is native to South Africa but naturalized in Mexico, Belize, Bangladesh, Madeira Islands and Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile.

The plant grows to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall, with large, strong leaves 25–70 cm (9.8–27.6 in) long and 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) broad, produced on petioles up to 1 m (39 in) long. The leaves are evergreen and arranged in two ranks, making a fan-shaped crown. The flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges is termed the spathe. This is placed perpendicular to the stem, which gives it the appearance of a bird's head and beak; it makes a durable perch for holding the sunbirds which pollinate the flowers. The flowers, which emerge one at a time from the spathe, consist of three brilliant orange sepals and three purplish-blue or white petals. Two of the blue or white petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary. When the sunbirds sit to drink the nectar, the petals open to cover their feet in pollen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

극락조https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raggiana_bird-of-paradise