Canna

Canna indica

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG III (down to family level)

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Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales
Familia: Cannaceae
Genus: Canna
Species: C. bangii – C. flaccida – C. glauca – C. indica – C. iridiflora – C. jaegeriana – C. liliiflora – C. paniculata – C. pedunculata – C. tuerckheimii

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Nothospecies: C. × generalis – C. × orchioides

Name

• Canna L., Sp. Pl.: 1 (1753)
• Type species: Canna indica L., Sp. Pl.: 1 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
• Cannacorus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p. 1754, nom. superfl.
• Katubala Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 67. (1763)
• Xyphostylis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 52. (1838)
• Heterotypic
• Achirida Horan., Prodr. Monogr. Scitam.: 18. (1862)
• Distemon Bouché, Linnaea 18: 494. (1845)
• Eurystylus Bouché, Linnaea 18: 485. (1845)

Notes

The more conservative view of the World Checklist of Selected Plant families is abopted here over N.Tanaka (2001).

The following names have not been traced:

• Canna aurea Hort. ex Horan.
• Canna caripensis Hort. ex Horan.
• Canna × ehemannii auct., nom. subnud.
• Canna × hortensis Guillaumin
• Canna × iridiflora Carrière
• Canna macrocarpa Hort. ex Horan.
• Canna nudata Lodd.
• Canna ovata Hort. ex Horan.
• Canna petiolata Wall. ex Horan.
• Canna vitellina Hort. ex Horan.

References

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2010 Jan 22 [1].
• Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.
• Govaerts, R. & al. 2012. Canna in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 April 13.
• Tropicos.org: 2012. Canna Published on internet. Accessed: 2012 April 13.
• International Plant Names Index: 2012. Canna . Published on the Internet. Accessed April 13 2012

Vernacular names

česky: Dosna
Deutsch: Blumenrohr
эрзянь: Аварькай цеця
فارسی: اختریان
hornjoserbsce: Bahorka
коми: Канна
кырык мары: Канна
lietuvių: Kana
മലയാളം: കന്നാ
日本語: カンナ
Перем Коми: Канна
polski: Paciorecznik
русский: Канна
suomi: Kannat
svenska: Kannasläktet
தமிழ்: மணிவாழை
తెలుగు: మెట్ట తామర
Türkçe: Kana çiçeği
удмурт: Канна
中文: 美人蕉科

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