Canna tuerckheimii
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Canna tuerckheimii Kraenzl. is a species of the Canna
genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae. Native of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador at altitudes of 500-2,000m (1,600 - 6,500ft). Johnson's Dictionary of 1856 reports that it first entered England in 1820 as Canna latifolia, meaning 'broad-leaved'.
It is a perennial growing to 4-5m. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the early seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodites.
, from the Netherlands and Nobuyuki Tanaka
from Japan. Maas and Tanaka disagree on the correct taxonomic placement of this species, with Tanaka considering the correct placement for the species to be C. latifolia.
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Canna (plant)
Canna is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants. The closest living relations to cannas are the other plant families of the order Zingiberales, that is the gingers, bananas, marantas, heliconias, strelitzias, etc.Canna is the only genus in the family Cannaceae...
genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae. Native of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador at altitudes of 500-2,000m (1,600 - 6,500ft). Johnson's Dictionary of 1856 reports that it first entered England in 1820 as Canna latifolia, meaning 'broad-leaved'.
It is a perennial growing to 4-5m. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. In the north latitudes it is in flower from August to October, and the early seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodites.
Synonyms
- Canna altensteinii BouchéBouchéThe surname Bouché can refer to various members of a botanically notable German family of French origin. Notable members of the family include:* Jean David Bouché , a Berlin nurseryman...
- Canna coccinea var. sylvestris (Roscoe) Regel
- Canna curviflora Horan.
- Canna gemella Nees & Mart.
- Canna gigantea F. Delaroche
- Canna iridiflora Willd.
- Canna latifolia Mill.Philip MillerPhilip Miller FRS was a Scottish botanist.Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1722 until he was pressured to retire shortly before his death...
- Canna macrophylla Hort. ex Horan.
- Canna neglecta Weinm.
- Canna sylvestris Roscoe
- Canna violacea BouchéBouchéThe surname Bouché can refer to various members of a botanically notable German family of French origin. Notable members of the family include:* Jean David Bouché , a Berlin nurseryman...
- Canna 'Broad-leaved canna'
- Canna 'Marabout'
Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, Canna species have been categorised by two different taxonomists, Paulus Johannes Maria MaasPaulus Johannes Maria Maas
Paulus Johannes Maria Maas is a botanist from the Netherlands and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics. Maas has identified and named about two hundred fifty plants from the Burmanniaceae, the Costus Family , the Gentian Family , the Bloodwort Family , the Banana Family , the Olacaceae, the...
, from the Netherlands and Nobuyuki Tanaka
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Nobuyuki Tanaka is an economic botanist at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, the Makino Botanical Garden in Kōchi prefecture, Japan and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute , Japan....
from Japan. Maas and Tanaka disagree on the correct taxonomic placement of this species, with Tanaka considering the correct placement for the species to be C. latifolia.
Canna tuerckheimii Kraenzl.
Giant species canna with vast stems carrying large green leaves and high carried orange-red flowers. Stems of up to 3 — 3.5m (11½ft) in height. Green leaves, relatively large - 30—100cm x 15—40cm (12—36in x 6—16in), lower side and sheaths lanuginose. Flowers are erect orange-red, 5.5 —9cm (2¼—3½in) long; floral tube not curved, composed of 9 coloured parts; petals not reflexed; with 4 staminodes.External links
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- CannaCanna (plant)Canna is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants. The closest living relations to cannas are the other plant families of the order Zingiberales, that is the gingers, bananas, marantas, heliconias, strelitzias, etc.Canna is the only genus in the family Cannaceae...
- List of Canna species
- List of Canna cultivarsCanna (Plant) GalleryThis is a gallery of named canna cultivars, representative of the various Canna cultivar groups. Names of cultivars are regulated by the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, are registered with an International Cultivar Registration Authority and conform to the rules of the...