Strelitzia nicolai
Giant white bird of paradise · also Wild banana, Giant bird of paradise, White bird-of-paradise
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Strelitzia nicolai, also known as giant white bird of paradise, is an evergreen banana-like plant with erect woody stems, growing 7-8 meters tall and spreading up to 3.5 meters wide in clumps. It features showy flowers and has moderate water needs. This low-risk species is native to Southern Africa.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1420.03%35 yr7.5 in
- 40.00%——
- 30.00%—3.8 in
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 23–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.4 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Kwazulu Natal-Cape coastal forests