Sterlitia

The Strelitzia reginae , tropical flower par excellence, is also known by the common name of Bird of Paradise .

The Strelitzia's name derives from the fact that its flower is composed of three orange petals and three blue petals (for Strelitzia reginae ), which merge together into a single bud. As the flower blooms, each petal unfolds and takes the shape similar to that of a tropical bird in flight.