Common name
English: Crane flower
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Zingiberales (26)
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
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange