Canna bangii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Cannaceae
Genus: Canna
Species: Canna bangii
Name

Canna bangii Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler, 1912
References

Engler, H.G.A. (ed.) 1912. Pflanzenr., IV, 47: 38.
Cooke, Ian: The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6
Maas, P. J. M. 1985. 195. Cannaceae. In: A. R. A. Görts-van Rijn, ed. 1985+. Flora of the Guianas. Series A: Phanerogams. 1212+ volsfasc. Königstein. VolFasc. 1, pp. xx--xx69--73 .
Maas, P. J. M. and H. Maas. 1988. 223. Cannaceae. In: G. Harling et al., eds. 1973+. Flora of Ecuador. 5660+ volsnos. Göteborg. VolNo. 32, pp. 1--9.
Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.

Canna bangii is a species of herb in the family Cannaceae. It is native to Peru and Bolivia.[1][2]

Description

Plants to 4m tall. Leaves green, lower side more or less soft, with downy hairs.[1] Inflorescences repeatedly branched with persistent floral bracts.[1] Flowers erect, orange-red, 4–7 cm long, composed of 8 or more coloured parts; petals not reflexed, staminodes 3 or more.[1]
Distribution

Native to Peru and Bolivia at 1,400–2,700 m (4,600–8,900 ft) of elevation.[1][2]
Cultivation

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.[3] Rarely available in cultivation.[1]
References

Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.
Kew Gardens, Checklist of plant families
Cooke, Ian: The Gardener's Guide to Growing cannas, Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-513-6