Classification Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida SubClass: Zingiberidae Order: Zingiberales Family: Strelitziaceae The genus is sometimes included in the banana family, Musaceae.
Genera S. augusta Thunb. (also S. alba) - white bird of paradise S. caudata - Swaziland Strelitzia, African desert banana S. juncea - narrow-leaved bird of paradise S. kewensis (cross between S. reginae and S. augusta) S. nicolai - white, or giant, bird of paradise; wild banana S. parvifolia S. regia S. reginae Ait. - bird of paradise, or crane lily