XfrogPlants White (Giant) Bird Of Paradise
( Strelitzia nicolai )

This XfrogPlants White (Giant) Bird Of Paradise 3D model collection contains
four
highly detailed, fully textured variations of the plant at different ages.
Arboreal Plant Shape: upright; clumping
Origin: South-Eastern Africa (Eastern Cape, Natal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique)
Environment: coastal dune vegetation, evergreen coastal forests
Climate: warm, mild; salt- and drought-tolerant; frost-intolerant
African names: Natal Wieldepiesang (Afrikaans), Igceba (Zulu), Ikhamanga
Notes:Also known as Natal Wild Banana (but not related to real Banana), this spectacularplant is sometimes classified as tree because of the huge dimensions(up to 12 m. high and 4 m. wide) and the tough stem. It grows in dense clumpscreated by roots suckers. The leaf blades can reach a length of 2 m. Its denseformations offer a vital shelter to many bird species of the sea and river.