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Strelitzia reginae
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
.
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