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Strelitzia nicolai

Regel & Körn. (1858)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Strelitziaceae Genus: Strelitzia

white bird of paradise

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gartenflora 7: 265 (1858)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Strelitzia nicolai Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum, Harrison area Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 25 ft.; flower white; bracts green; stem approximately 5 in. thick. Kirchoff, B.K. 124 Oahu BISH 1988-05-24
2 Strelitzia nicolai Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum, Harrison area Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 25 ft.; flower white; bracts green; stem approximately 5 in. thick. Kirchoff, B.K. 124 Oahu BISH 1988-05-24
3 Strelitzia nicolai Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum, Harrison area Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 25 ft.; flower white; bracts green; stem approximately 5 in. thick. Kirchoff, B.K. 124 Oahu BISH 1988-05-24
4 Strelitzia nicolai Hilo; Hilo Forestry Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m. tall, branches clumping. Leaf blade 1.2 m. x 0.6 m., petiole to 1.5 m. Leaves shiny green above; lighter dull green below. Midrib yellow above, green below. 3 white bracts tinged purple at base. Staminodes bluish at base turning white with age. Immature and unopen bracts reddish-purple. Teraoka, W. 179 Hawaii BISH 1979-11-27
5 Strelitzia nicolai Honolulu; University High School campus Preserved_Specimen A plant forming a dense clump with many stems originating at its base, up to 5 m. tall. Sepals white. Petals bluish purple. Lau, J. 1828 Oahu BISH 1986-01-12
6 Strelitzia nicolai Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping tree 59 8.5 m. Trunk brown with white rings. Leaves shiny green above; dull lighter green below. Midrib yellow above, green below. Petiole to 1.5 m. Leaf blade 1.4 m. x 0.6 m. Flowers emerging from dark purple bracts. Flowers light blue tinged purple. Teraoka, W. 192 Oahu BISH 1980-12-15
7 Strelitzia nicolai Honolulu; University High School campus Preserved_Specimen A plant forming a dense clump with many stems originating at its base, up to 5 m. tall. Sepals white. Petals bluish purple. Lau, J. 1828 Oahu BISH 1986-01-12
8 Strelitzia nicolai Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum, Harrison area Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 25 ft.; flower white; bracts green; stem approximately 5 in. thick. Kirchoff, B.K. 124 Oahu BISH 1988-05-24
9 Strelitzia nicolai Koolau Mountain Range: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen The 3 flower bracts arranged in 3 different planes, each bract with 5+ flowers. Flower bracts purple to green; 3 sepals white, 2 joined petals blue, 1 small separate petal blue; 6 stamens. St.Lawrence, M. Oahu BISH 1959-01-13
10 Strelitzia nicolai Honolulu; University of Hawaii-Manoa campus Preserved_Specimen The 3 flower bracts arranged in 3 different planes, each bract with 5+ flowers. Flower bracts purple to green; 3 sepals white, 2 joined petals blue, 1 small separate petal blue; 6 stamens. St.Lawrence, M. Oahu BISH 1959-01-13
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