Common name
English: Crane flower
English: Crane flower
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Liliopsida (387)
Order: Zingiberales (25)
Family: Strelitziaceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Strelitzia (3)
Epithet: juncea Link (4)
Synonym: Strelitzia principis Andrews ex Spreng.
juncea => rush-like
principis => the first, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange