''Strelitzia juncea'', the rush-leaved strelitzia or narrow-leaved bird of paradise, is a

monocotyledon Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one of ...

ous

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

that is indigenous to

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. This drought-resistant ''Strelitzia'' occurs sparingly near

Uitenhage Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port El ...

Patensie Patensie is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just south of Noorshoek. The Kouga Dam is located several kilometres to the west. The name is Khoi ...

and just north of

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. It is threatened in part by illegal removal for horticultural purposes. This species is thought to be one of the most frost-resistant of the genus ''Strelitzia''.''Strelitzia juncea'' at PlantZAfrica.com
/ref> Other common names include strelitzia, bird of paradise, or crane flower though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus '' Strelitzia''.

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IPNI Listing
Flora of the Cape Provinces Strelitziaceae Taxa named by Henry Cranke Andrews {{Zingiberales-stub