Canna patens

Canna patens
fruit of C. patens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	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

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

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

• Canna
• List of Canna species
• List of Canna cultivars

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.

External links

• Canna patens in the Claines Canna Collection