Strelitziaceae
   compleat botanica    plants    family names    Families (Sa - Sy)   
 
 
   

 

 

Taxonomic
ranks

Details

 

Sponsors

 

 

More Family entries
[ Strasburgeriaceae ] [ Strelitziaceae ] [ Stromatopteridaceae ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Family Strelitziaceae

alpinia
cardamom
curcuma
east indian arrowroot
galangal
galingal
ginger
serkkom
shellplant
turmeric
zedoary

Hierarchical position of the Family Strelitziaceae

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Liliopsida Brongn.
pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843.
common name: Monocots
  
   Subclassis  Zingiberidae Cronquist
pub. 1978
  
   SuperOrdo  Zingiberanae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 74: 179. 25 Mar 1993.
  
   Ordo  Zingiberales Griseb.
pub. Grundr. Syst. Bot.: 167. Jan-Jun 1854.
  
   Familia  Strelitziaceae (K. Schum.) Hutch.
pub. Fam. Fl. Pl. 2: 72. 1934.
common name: Bird-of-Paradises
  

Named members of the Family Strelitziaceae

1
   Subfamilia  Alpinioideae Link
pub. Handbuch 1: 228. Jan-Aug 1829.
  
 
2
   Tribus  Alpinieae A. Rich. in Orb.
pub. Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 1: 299. 18 Dec 1841.
  
 
3
   Genus  Alpinia Roxb.
pub. (1810)
common name: alpinia
  
4
   Subfamilia  Amomoideae Blume ex Hassk.
pub. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor.: 50. Oct 1844.
  
 
5
   Tribus  Amomeae Meisn.
pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab Diagn. 388, Comm. 291. 17-20 Aug 1842.
  
 
6
   Genus  Amomum L.
pub. (1753)
common name: cardamom
  
7
   Subfamilia  Curcumoideae Raf.
pub. Fl. Tellur. 4: 52. medio 1838.
  
 
8
   Genus  Curcuma L.
pub. (1753)
common name: curcuma
  
9
   Genus  Phenakospermum Endl.
10
   Genus  Strelitzia Banks ex Aiton
pub. (1789)

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

For an index to other topics see

   Plant families

 

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

  Order your copy here