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'''''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]], the [[Northern Provinces]] of [[South Africa]] and [[Eswatini]] (Swaziland).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=267245|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|website=apps.kew.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref> It was first described in 1946 by [[Robert Allen Dyer]] in ''Flowering Plants of Africa'' , Volume 25, Plate 997. The specific epithet caudata means chopped, this refers to an appendage of a sepal, which occurs only in this species.<ref>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''</ref><ref name="IPNI">{{IPNI|id=585016-1|accessdate=24 October 2009}}</ref> It is one of three large banana-like ''Strelitzia'' species, all of which are native to southern Africa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/strelitziacaudata.htm|title=''Strelitzia caudata'' R.A.Dyer|publisher=PlantZAfrica.com}}</ref> the other two being ''[[Strelitzia alba|S. alba]]'' and ''[[Strelitzia nicolai|S. nicolai]]''. |
'''''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]], the [[Northern Provinces]] of [[South Africa]] and [[Eswatini]] (Swaziland).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=267245|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|website=apps.kew.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref> It was first described in 1946 by [[Robert Allen Dyer]] in ''Flowering Plants of Africa'' , Volume 25, Plate 997. The specific epithet caudata means chopped, this refers to an appendage of a sepal, which occurs only in this species.<ref>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''</ref><ref name="IPNI">{{IPNI|id=585016-1|accessdate=24 October 2009}}</ref> It is one of three large banana-like ''Strelitzia'' species, all of which are native to southern Africa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/strelitziacaudata.htm|title=''Strelitzia caudata'' R.A.Dyer|publisher=PlantZAfrica.com}}</ref> the other two being ''[[Strelitzia alba|S. alba]]'' and ''[[Strelitzia nicolai|S. nicolai]]''. |
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== Occurance == |
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It usually grows in dense clumps,in areas of montane forestsand is found between rocks on steep grassy slopes<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Van Wyk |first=Braam |title=Field guide to Trees of Southern Africa |publisher=Struik |year=1997 |isbn=1 86825 922 6}}</ref> |
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== Description == |
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Growing up to 8 metres tall, it has a leafless woody stem and has a fan shaped crown.The leaves are 2 by 0.6m, greyish-green in colour and are arranged in two vertical ranks. The seeds are black with a tuft of bright orange hairs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Strelitzia caudata |url=https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=116110 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=www.zimbabweflora.co.zw}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:20, 17 March 2022
Einführung
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Strelitziaceae |
| Genus: | Strelitzia |
| Species: | S. caudata
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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, the Northern Provinces of South Africa and Eswatini (Swaziland).[1] It was first described in 1946 by Robert Allen Dyer in Flowering Plants of Africa , Volume 25, Plate 997. The specific epithet caudata means chopped, this refers to an appendage of a sepal, which occurs only in this species.[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.
Occurance
It usually grows in dense clumps,in areas of montane forestsand is found between rocks on steep grassy slopes[5]
Description
Growing up to 8 metres tall, it has a leafless woody stem and has a fan shaped crown.The leaves are 2 by 0.6m, greyish-green in colour and are arranged in two vertical ranks. The seeds are black with a tuft of bright orange hairs.[6][5]
References
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Strelitzia caudata". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Strelitzia caudata R.A.Dyer". PlantZAfrica.com.
- ^ a b Van Wyk, Braam (1997). Field guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik. ISBN 1 86825 922 6.
- ^ "Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Strelitzia caudata". www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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