Strelitziaceae

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|image_caption = Ravenala madagascariensis

|taxon = Strelitziaceae

|authority = Hutch.{{Cite journal |last=Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |year=2009 |title=An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III |journal=Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=105–121 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x |doi-access=free |hdl=10654/18083 |hdl-access=free }}

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|range_map_caption = Strelitziaceae distribution map

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|type_genus = Strelitzia

|type_genus_authority = Banks

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The Strelitziaceae comprise a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, very similar in appearance and growth habit to members of the related families Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (banana family). The three genera with seven species{{cite journal |author1=Christenhusz, M. J. M. |author2=Byng, J. W. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2016 | title = The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase | journal = Phytotaxa | volume = 261 | pages = 201–217 | url = http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598 | doi = 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 | issue = 3 | publisher = Magnolia Press | doi-access = free }} of Strelitziaceae have been included in Musaceae in some classifications, but are generally recognized as a separate family in more recent treatments such as the APG II system (2003). The APG II system assigns the Strelitziaceae to the order Zingiberales in the commelinid clade.

Taxonomy

The Strelitziaceae include three genera, all occurring in tropical to subtropical regions: Strelitzia with five species in southern Africa, Ravenala with a single species in Madagascar, and Phenakospermum with a single species in northern South America. The best-known species is the bird-of-paradise flower Strelitzia reginae, grown for its flowers worldwide in tropical and subtropical gardens, and a well-known flower in floristry. The other species of Strelitzia have less colourful flowers and are grown instead for their striking foliage. Also grown for its foliage is the traveller's tree, Ravenala madagascariensis.

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Image	Genus	Living species
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175px	*Strelitzia* {{small\|Ait.}}	*Strelitzia alba (syn. S. augusta) – White bird of paradise Strelitzia caudata – Mountain strelitzia Strelitzia nicolai – White or giant bird of paradise; wild banana; blue-and-white strelitzia Strelitzia reginae (syn. S. parvifolia) – Strelitzia, bird of paradise, or crane lily Strelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.) – African desert banana
175px	*Phenakospermum* {{small\|Endl.}}	*Phenakospermum guyannense
175px	*Ravenala* {{small\|Adans.}}	*Ravenala madagascariensis, traveller's tree or traveller's palm

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References

Bibliography

{{cite journal|last1=Sass|first1=C|last2=Iles|first2=WJ|last3=Barrett|first3=CF|last4=Smith|first4=SY|last5=Specht|first5=CD|title=Revisiting the Zingiberales: using multiplexed exon capture to resolve ancient and recent phylogenetic splits in a charismatic plant lineage.|journal=PeerJ|date=21 January 2016|volume=4|pages=e1584|pmid=26819846|doi=10.7717/peerj.1584|ref={{harvid|Sass et al|2016}}|pmc=4727956|doi-access=free}}

External links

[http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/zingiberalesweb.htm#Strelitziaceae Strelitziaceae] in Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). [http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]. Version 7, May 2006 [and more or less continuously updated since].
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Category:Commelinid families

Category:Taxa named by John Hutchinson (botanist)