1. Description

2. Taxonomy

3. References

4. External links

5. See also

• Canna humilis Bouché
• Canna indica var. limbata Peters.
• Canna indica var. patens Aiton
• Canna limbata Roscoe
• Canna longifolia Bouché
• Canna montana Blume
• Canna recurvata Bouché

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.

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

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130820062040/http://clainescanna.co.uk/canna-patens-2/ Canna patens in the Claines Canna Collection]

See also

• Canna
• List of Canna species
• List of Canna cultivars

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