white-flowered wild banana
Strelitzia alba (L.f.) Skeels
Strelitzia alba, known as white-flowered wild banana, is a member of the Strelitziaceae family and is native to the Garden Route in the southernmost coastal regions of the Eastern Humansdorp and Western Cape districts in South Africa. It thrives in evergreen forests, gorges, and along river slopes.
Description
Strelitzia alba (L.f.) Skeels is a plant species in the Strelitziaceae family, commonly referred to as white-flowered wild banana. It is endemic to the Garden Route, specifically in the coastal areas of Humansdorp and Knysna in the Cape Provinces of South Africa. This species is found growing in evergreen forests, gorges, and on slopes adjacent to rivers. It was first described in 1912.
Other common names
white-flowered wild banana
Distribution
BR · Cape Provinces
Synonyms
Heliconia albaHeliconia augustaStrelitzia alba subsp. augustaStrelitzia angustaStrelitzia augusta
