Biology:Canna patens
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Short description: Species of herb
Canna patens | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Canna patens (Roscoe) Tb. Tanaka
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Synonyms | |
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q5032564 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna patens.
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