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Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae. A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower/plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise. In South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower. -- Wikipedia

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Earth Life Biodiversity: Vast DNA Tree Of life For Flowering Plants Revealed

by Keith CowingApril 25, 2024April 25, 2024

The most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life is presented in a new study published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists, […]

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Flowering Plants Survived The Mass Extinction That Killed The Dinosaurs

by Keith CowingDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023

A new study by researchers from the University of Bath (UK) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico) shows that flowering plants escaped relatively unscathed from the mass extinction that […]