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Definition of Strelitzia family
1. Noun. Woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae.
Exact synonyms: Family Strelitziaceae, Strelitziaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Musales, Order Musales
Member holonyms: Genus Strelitzia, Strelitzia, Genus Ravenala
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Musales, Order Musales
Member holonyms: Genus Strelitzia, Strelitzia, Genus Ravenala
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strelitzia Family
Literary usage of Strelitzia family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essentials of College Botany by Charles Edwin Bessey, Ernst Athearn Bessey (1914)
"Musa, Strelitzia. Family 41. Zingiberaceae. Family 42. Cannaceae. Perennial herbs
with pin- nately-veined leaves and irregular flowers.—Canna. Family 43. ..."