hi Prakash, Thanks for the id.
And here's a picture of bird of paradise (Sterlizia reginae), shot in Braynt Park, Kodaikanal in January 2006. Both Sterlitzia and Heliconia are strikingly similar due to their flower shape and bright red colours. Heliconias are called false bird of paradise. Heliconias are native to tropical Americas and pacific Islands. Sterlitzia is believed to be a native of South Africa and it has 5 species. Both Sterlitzia and Heliconia were earlier placed under Musaceae, but now in a separate families Sterliziaceae and Heliconiaceae respectively. Sid. 2008/12/22 Swaminathan, Prakash <[email protected]> > This is Heliconia psittacorum. > > > Regards > ***Prakash* > È +91 98675 08049 > ****[email protected]*** > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Padmanabhan Geetha > *Sent:* Monday, December 22, 2008 10:40 AM > *To:* J.M. Garg > *Cc:* sibdas ghosh; [email protected] > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:6664] Re: Bird of paradise > > Does this also belong to the family *Strelitziaceae? > *Taken at coimbatore, cultivated and not wild. > thanks and best wishes > geetha > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:51 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Lovely picture, Sibdas ji. >> If you give the place & date of picture as per posting guidelines, it will >> be really nice. >> >> Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia_reginae >> >> *Strelitzia reginae* is a >> monocotyledonous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocotyledon> flowering >> plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant> indigenous to South >> Africa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa>. Common names include >> *Strelitzia*, *Crane Flower* or *Bird of Paradise*, though these names >> are also collectively applied to other species in the genus >> *Strelitzia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia> >> *. Its scientific name commemorates Charlotte of >> Mecklenburg-Strelitz<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz>, >> queen consort <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort> of King George >> III <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom>. >> The plant grows to 2 m (6½ ft) tall, with large, strong >> leaves<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>25-70 cm (10-28 in) long and 10-30 >> cm (4-12 in) broad, produced on >> petioles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_%28botany%29> up to 1 m >> (about 40 in) long. The leaves are >> evergreen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen>and arranged in two ranks, >> making a fan-shaped crown. The >> flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> stand above the foliage at >> the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower >> emerges is termed the *spathe <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spadix>*. >> This is placed perpendicular to the stem, which gives it the appearance of a >> bird's head and beak; it makes a durable perch for holding the >> sunbirds<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbird>which >> pollinate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination> the flowers. The >> flowers, which emerge one at a time from the spathe, consist of three >> brilliant orange sepals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepal> and three >> purplish-blue petals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal>. Two of the >> blue petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary. When the >> sunbirds sit to drink the nectar, the petals open to cover their feet in >> pollen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen>. >> >> Other links: http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/strelitziareginae.htm & >> http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/stre_reg.cfm (pictures & details). >> >> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:41 PM, sibdas ghosh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Beautiful flower of Sterilitzia regiae-(spelling?) >>> >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > BG Energy Holdings Limited > Registered in England & Wales No: 3763515 > Registered address: > 100 Thames Valley Park Drive > Reading, Berkshire RG6 1PT UK > Telephone: +44 (0)118 935 3222 > Website: http://www.BG-Group.com > > This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. 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