Strelitziaceae
Bird of paradise
Strelitzia reginae
- Family
- Strelitziaceae
- Genus
- Strelitzia
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Common names
By language (37)
- Afrikaans
- Kraanvoëlblom
- Arabic
- عصفور الجنة الملكي, عصفور الجنه
- arz
- عصفور الجنة الملكى
- Catalan
- Flor d'ocell
- Chinese
- 天堂鳥蕉, 鶴望蘭, 鹤望兰, 天堂鳥花, 望鶴蘭, 极乐鸟, 極樂鳥花, 天堂鳥
- Croatian
- Kraljevska strelicija
- Czech
- Strelície královská
- dsb
- Kralojska strelicija
- Dutch
- Paradijsvogelbloem, Vogelkopbloem
- English
- Bird of paradise, Bird-of-paradise, Bird of paradise plant, Crane flower
- Finnish
- Helokolibrikukka, Kolibrikukka
- frr
- Paradiisfögelbluum
- Galician
- Ave do paraíso
- German
- Paradiesvogelblume, Königs-Strelitzie
- Hebrew
- ציפור גן עדן, סטרליציית המלכה, סטרליצית המלכה
- hsb
- Kralowska strelicija
- Hungarian
- Pompás papagájvirág
- Indonesian
- Bunga cenderawasih
- Irish
- Bláth éan parthais, Éan parthais
- Japanese
- ゴクラクチョウカ, ストレリチア・レギナエ, 極楽鳥花
- Korean
- 극락조화
- lah
- کیسری بوٹا
- Latvian
- Karaliskā strelīcija
- Lithuanian
- Puošnioji strelicija
- Macedonian
- Кралска стрелиција
- Persian
- پرنده بهشتی
- Polish
- Strelicja królewska
- Portuguese
- Estrelicia, Estrelícia
- Russian
- Стрелитция королевская
- Slovak
- Strelícia kráľovská
- smn
- Helokolibrikukká, Kolibrikukká
- Spanish
- Ave del paraiso, Ave del paraíso, Esterlicia
- Swedish
- Papegojblomma
- Turkish
- Cennetkuşu, Cennet kuşu
- Ukrainian
- Стрелітція королівська
- Urdu
- اسٹرالیٹزیا ریجینائے
- Vietnamese
- Thiên điểu, Hoa thiên điểu
Synonyms
- Heliconia bihai J.Mill.
- Strelitzia regalis Salisb.
- Strelitzia reginae subsp. latifolia Maire & Weiller
- Strelitzia reginae var. flava Gouas
Flowers
- In flower
- April to October (from 166 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: The Great Walter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mwisa J, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Muhsien Mollagee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Gabriel Collares, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renato Samperio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Gabriel Collares, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.