Strelitziaceae

African desert banana

Strelitzia juncea Andrews

Family: Strelitziaceae
Genus: Strelitzia

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African desert banana (Strelitzia juncea) — FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: عصفور الجنة الأسلي
arz: عصفور الجنة الاسلى
Chinese: 棒叶鹤望兰
English: African desert banana, Rush Bird of Paradise
French: Oiseau du paradis à feuilles de jonc
Swedish: Liten papegojblomma

Synonyms

Strelitzia parvifolia var. juncea (Andrews) Ker Gawl.
Strelitzia principis Andrews
Strelitzia reginae subsp. juncea (Andrews) Sm.
Strelitzia reginae var. juncea (Andrews) H.E.Moore
Strelitzia teretifolia Barrow ex Steud.

Flowers

In flower: May (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Malte Krömer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Giftzwerg 88, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Giftzwerg 88, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Giftzwerg 88, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Giftzwerg 88, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.