International Journal of Horticulture and Floriculture ISSN 2167-0455 Vol. 8 (9), pp. 001-003, September, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

Review

The social and economic importance of Strelitzia in floriculture

Marcos Ribeiro da Silva Vieira¹* Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima², Damiana Cleuma de Medeiros⁴, Ângela Vacaro de Souza¹ and Emídio Cantidio Almeida de Oliveira³

¹Department of Plant Production (Horticulture), Universidade Estadual Paulista, CEP: 18601-060, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Biosciences, Paulista State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

³Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, CEP: 59909-460, Serra Talhada, PE, Brasil.

⁴Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Macaíba, RN, Brazil.

Accepted 20 May, 2020

Abstract

This review aimed to show the importance of Strelitzia in Floriculture. The genus named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of United Kingdom. A commom name of the genus is bird of paradise flower, because of a supposed resemblance of its flowers to the bird of paradise. In this context, it is currently a growing interest in exotic cultures, with tropical characteristics, such as species of the family Strelitziaceae. Thus, it was observed that the production of agricultural activity, Strelitzia is one of increasing social and economic importance in the world.

Key words: Zingiberales, Strelitziaceae, cut flower, inflorescence.