Kingdom Plantae Family Cannaceae Scientific name Canna bangii Rank Species | Order Zingiberales Genus Canna Higher classification Canna | |
Similar Canna liliiflora, Canna pedunculata, Canna, Canna jaegeriana, Canna iridiflora | ||
Canna bangii is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae. Native to Peru and Bolivia at an altitude of 1,400–2,700 m (4,600–8,900 ft).
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It is a perennial growing to 4m. 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.
Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, Canna species have been categorised by two different taxonomists, Paulus Johannes Maria Maas from Netherlands and Nobuyuki Tanaka from Japan. Both taxonomists agree that C. bangii is a separate and distinct species.
Canna bangii Kraenzl., 1912
Plants to 4m tall. Leaves green, lower side more or less soft, with downy hairs (lanuginose). Inflorescences repeatedly branched with persistent floral bracts; pedicel densely tuberculate just below the ovary or fruit. Flowers erect, orange-red, 4–7 cm long, composed of 8 or more coloured parts; petals not reflexed, staminodes 3 or more. Generally not available in cultivation.