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Canna coccinea is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae. A native of northern Argentina., it was introduced in England from South America in 1731.[1][2]

Canna coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Cannaceae
Genus: Canna
Species:
C. coccinea
Binomial name
Canna coccinea

Description


Herbs up to 2 m tall.[3] Full heads of raspberry red flowers held high over the deeper green leaves. Orange or red staminodes (usually 2). The inflorescence stalk generally elongated and not branched. The fruits contain 3 to 5 seeds. The inflorescence stalk is triangular in cross-section and acutely angled; with three distinct longitudinal ridges.[4]


Taxonomy


Paulus Johannes Maria Maas from Netherlands[5] and Nobuyuki Tanaka from Japan, both experts in the taxonomy of genus Canna, assign different classifications for this species.

Dr Maas considers C. coccinea to be a synonym of C. indica L., however, Dr Tanaka's DNA-based approach shows that species in the Canna indica complex can be clearly distinguished from other taxa, as a result he recognises it as a separate species.[6]


Cultivation


C. coccinea 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.[3]


Ecology


The species is invasive in New Caledonia.[7]


See also



References


  1. Johnson's Gardeners Dictionary, 1856
  2. Kew Gardens, Checklist of plant families
  3. Cooke, Ian, 2001. The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6
  4. "Canna coccinea in the Claines Canna Collection". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  5. Segeren, W. & P. J. M. Maas. 1971. The genus Canna in northern South America. Acta Bot. Neerl. 20(6):676.
  6. Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.
  7. Hequet, Vanessa (2009). LES ESPÈCES EXOTIQUES ENVAHISSANTES DE NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE (PDF) (in French). p. 17.

Further reading





На других языках


- [en] Canna coccinea

[es] Canna coccinea

Canna coccinea (achira, platanillo de Cuba, maraca; en Colombia: chisgua, risgua[1] y achirilla.[2]) es una especie de la familia Cannaceae, nativa del sur de América del Sur. Fue introducida a Inglaterra desde Sudamérica en 1731.



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