Canna patens

Canna patens is a species of herb in the Cannaceae family.

Canna patens
fruit of C. patens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Zingiberales
Family:
Cannaceae
Genus:
Canna
Species:
C. patens
Binomial name
Canna patens
(Roscoe) Tb. Tanaka
Synonyms
  • Canna aura-vittata Lodd.
  • Canna humilis Bouché
  • Canna indica var. limbata Peters.
  • Canna indica var. patens Aiton
  • Canna limbata Roscoe
  • Canna longifolia Bouché
  • Canna montana Blume
  • Canna recurvata Bouché

Description

Small sized with spreading habit and thick rhizomes (these up to 3 cm in diameter). Green ovate leaves; green triangular stems; upright spikes with flowers of yellow petals with a wide red margin; staminodes are long and narrow, edges regular; capsules globose.

Taxonomy

Paul Maas and Nobuyuki Tanaka, both experts on the genus Canna have different opinions regarding this species. Maas considers C. patens a synonym of C. indica, but Tanaka considers it a distinct and separate species according to DNA analysis.

See also

References
  • Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6
  • Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.
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