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    The strelitzia ia a bright showy flower. After which queen was it named?

    Question #53888. Asked by Baloo55th. (Jan 10 05 7:10 PM)


    MaggieG 5

    		It's named after the wife of George III, Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

    Jan 10 05, 7:13 PM
    onlytrivial

    		The scientific name is strelitzia reginae - reginae being Latin for queen.

    Take a look at this site.

    http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/stre_reg.cfm

    Jan 10 05, 7:14 PM

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