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Giant White Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

Photo by 1Sarah2
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Field Notes

Description:

This plant can reach 20 to 30 feet in height. Its leaves, which can reach 6 feet) are much like a banana's. Thus, an alternate name is Wild Banana. The leaves are pinnate much like those on the traveller's palm.

Habitat:

Originally from South Africa. Spotted in the coastal tropical south.

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