Strelitziaceae
-
▪ plant familyfamily of flowering plants in the ginger order (Zingiberales) that range in size from perennial herbs to trees. The family includes three genera (Ravenala, Phenakospermum, and Strelitzia) and seven species.R. madagascariensis, the traveler's tree (q.v.), native to Madagascar, has a palmlike trunk and leaves with the appearance of a fan. The water that is stored in the leaf bases may enable it to withstand dry conditions. The only species of Phenakospermum, a tree similar to Ravenala, grows in South American swamps. Some species of the southern African genus Strelitzia look like palm trees. Others are herbs bearing exotic flowers (e.g., bird-of-paradise flower, S. reginae). S. augusta, which grows to more than 5 m (16 feet) in height, has banana-like fruit and resembles the traveller's tree. In this family large flowers are enclosed in bracts (leaflike structures), and both leaves and bracts occur in two vertical rows. See also bird-of-paradise flower.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Strelitziaceae — Strelitziaceae … Wikipédia en Français
Strelitziaceae — Strelitziaceae … Wikipédia en Français
Strelitziaceae — taxobox name = Strelitziaceae image caption = Ravenala madagascariensis regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Strelitziaceae range range map caption … Wikipedia
Strelitziaceae — Strelitziaceae Strelitz … Wikipedia Español
Strelitziaceae — ? Стрелитциевые Ravenala madagascariensis Научная классификация Царство: Растения Отдел: Покрытосеменные … Википедия
Strelitziaceae — Strelitziengewächse Paradiesvogelblume (Strelitzia reginae) Systematik Überabteilung: Samenpflanzen (Spe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Strelitziaceae — noun woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae • Syn: ↑family Strelitziaceae, ↑strelitzia family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid… … Useful english dictionary
Strelitziaceae — Ver texto Estas son generalmente plantas herbáceas rizomatosas de las regiones tropicales y sub tropicales como el Ave del paraíso (Strelitzia reginae) originaria de Suráfrica ó de árboles como el árbol del viajero (Ravenala madagascariensis)… … Enciclopedia Universal
Семейство стрелитциевые (Strelitziaceae) — Стрелитциевые объединяют всего 3 рода и 7 видов и имеют удивительным образом разорванный ареал. Знаменитое «дерево путешественников» равенала мадагаскарская (Ravenala madagascariensis, рис. 217, 1 4) представляет монотипный род,… … Биологическая энциклопедия
family Strelitziaceae — noun woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae • Syn: ↑Strelitziaceae, ↑strelitzia family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family •… … Useful english dictionary
