''Canna pedunculata'' is a species of the
''Canna'' genus, belonging to the family
Cannaceae. Native of south-east
Brazil
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at low altitudes.
Johnson's Dictionary
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The ...
of 1856 reports that it first entered England in 1820, ''pedunculata'' meaning 'long-flower-stalked'.
It is a
perennial growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) 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
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Synonyms
* ''Canna buekii'' Weinm.
* ''Canna reflexa'' Nees ex D.Dietr.
Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, ''Canna'' species have been categorised by two different
taxonomists
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Paulus Johannes Maria Maas
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from
the Netherlands
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and
Nobuyuki Tanaka
is an economic botanist at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, the Makino Botanical Garden in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
Tanaka is an expert on the family Cannaceae
''Canna'' or canna lily is the only genus of flowering plants in the family Ca ...
from Japan. The two taxonomists are in agreement that this is a separate and distinct species.
''Canna pedunculata'' Sims
Grows to 2.5m tall, leaves are green, glaucous and relatively narrow (4–13 cm/1½-5 inches wide). The flowers are erect, yellow, relatively small (3–4 cm/1¼-1½inches long), composed of 9 coloured parts; sepals obtuse; petals reflexed; 4 staminodes, narrow (2-10mm/¼-½inch wide).
References
* Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press.
* 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
Kew Gardens, Checklist of plant families
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