- Canna paniculata
taxobox
name = "Canna paniculata"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Zingiberales
familia = Cannaceae
genus = "Canna"
species = "C. paniculata"
binomial = "Canna paniculata"
binomial_authority =Ruiz & Pav. |"Canna paniculata" Ruiz & Pav. is a species of the "Canna" genus, belonging to the family
Cannaceae . Native of southernMexico ,Costa Rica , and tropicalSouth America , except for the Amazon Basin, at 200-2,000m (650-6,500ft).It is a perennial growing to 5m (16ft) tall. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are
hermaphrodite .ynonyms
In addition to the above generally agreed synonyms, there is a major reference (1) to
Canna 'Musaefolia' , admitting that it was earlier called C. "excelsa" Lodd., but renamed in France by Monsieur Theodoré Anneé because of its resemblance toMusa .Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, "Canna" species have been categorised by two different
taxonomists ,Paulus Johannes Maria Maas fromthe Netherlands andNobuyuki Tanaka from Japan, and they in agreement that this is a distinct and separate species."Canna paniculata" Ruiz. & Pav.
Grows to 5m (16ft) tall. Leaves green, sessile or shortly but distinctly petiolate, petiole with pulvinus, lower side, lower side of leaves mostly lanuginose. Inflorescence often branched. Flowers erect, red to yellow or scarlet, 6-10cm (2½-4in) long, composed of 6 coloured parts of about equal length; petals not reflexed; staminode one.
References
# cite book
last = Chaté
first = E.
authorlink = E. Chateé fils, Horticulteur
title = Le Canna, son histoire, son culture
publisher =Libraire Centrale d'Agriculture et de Jardinage
year = 1867
# Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6
# Johnson's Gardeners Dictionary, 1856
# Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.External links
* [http://www.kew.org/wcsp/prepareChecklist.do Kew Gardens, Checklist of plant families]
=See also=
* Canna
*List of Canna species
* List of Canna cultivars
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