Family: Strelitziaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Zingiberales Status: Valid
Common Names:
- Strelitziaceae - English, United States of America
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Tree-lke herbs.
Main axis: Trunk indurate, appearing woody, laterally compressed along leaf bases toward apex.
Leaves: Leaves simple, petiolate, the base sheathing the stem.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit a loculicidal capsule.
Infructescence: Infructescence terminal.
Other
Distribution: From wetland ecosystems along the Bolivian-Peruvian border, such as the Pampas del Heath and the Heath River.
Notes: Family segregated from the Musaceae.