"Belle of the Ball" - Bird of paradise

raghu ananth

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Dec 3, 2010, 6:12:20 AM12/3/10

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"Belle of the Ball" - Bird of paradise - Strelitzia reginae 
Ornamental plant
Native of South Africa

Begur, Bangalore
27Feb2006


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Raghu

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tanay bose

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Dec 3, 2010, 7:23:18 AM12/3/10

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Nice catch

Tanay

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 3, 2010, 4:45:54 PM12/3/10

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Yes, very common here in California, grown along roadsides.

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Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 3, 2010, 5:18:11 PM12/3/10

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Strelitzia reginae Banks, Icon.: t. Strelitzia reginae (1788); Aiton,
Hortus Kew. 1: 285. t. 2. (1789).

I am attaching the second citation and I assume at most of the places
this taxa is given with incorrect author citation and the first
description is by Banks which is actually just a Painting of this
plant.

IPNI and Govaerts cites this as Strelitzia reginae Banks; GRIN as
Strelitzia reginae Aiton.

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Pankaj

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