According to the Hort. Kew. it was cultivated in this country by Gerard, in 1596.
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Strelitzia Reginæ. Canna-leaved Strelitzia.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Spathæ. Cal. 0. Cor. 3-petala. Nectarium triphyllum, genitalia involvens. Peric. 3-loculare, polyspermum.
STRELITZIA Reginæ Ait. Hort. Kew. v. i. p. 285. Tab. 2.
HELICONIA Bibai J. Mill. ic. tab. 5, 6.