''Canna compacta'' is a species of the
''Canna'' genus, belonging to the family
Cannaceae
''Canna'' or canna lily is a genus of flowering plants consisting of 10 species. It is the only genus in the family Cannaceae.The Cannaceae of the World, H. Maas-van der Kamer & P.J.M. Maas, BLUMEA 53: 247–318 All of the genus's species a ...
, distributed between the south of Brazil and northern Argentina. Introduced to England from South America in 1820. Not to be confused with ''C. compacta'' Bouché, which is a synonym of
''C. indica'' L.[Tanaka, N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the family Cannaceae in the New World and Asia. Makinoa ser. 2, 1:34–43.][
It is a perennial growing to 2m. 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
A hermaphrodite () is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic.
The individuals of many ...
, and are widely grown in horticulture.
Synonyms
* ''Canna rotundifolia'' André[Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Checklist of plant families]
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* ''Canna'' 'Robert Kemp'Tiki torch
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* ''Canna'' 'Tiki Tourche'][
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Taxonomy
In the last three decades of the 20th century, ''Canna'' species have been categorised by two different taxonomists
In biology, taxonomy () is the scientific study of naming, defining ( circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon), and these groups are given ...
, Paulus Johannes Maria Maas
Paulus Johannes Maria "Paul" Maas (born 27 February 1939, in Arnhem) is a botanist from the Netherlands and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics. Maas has identified and named about two hundred fifty plants from the Burmanniaceae, the Costu ...
from the Netherlands
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and Nobuyuki Tanaka
is an economic botanist at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, the Makino Botanical Garden in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
Tanaka is an expert on the family Cannaceae
''Canna'' or canna lily is a genus of flowering plants consisting of 10 sp ...
from Japan
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. There are differences in their categorisations. While Maas considers ''C. compacta'' to be a synonym of ''C. indica'' L.[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's studies have revealed that ''C. indica'' can be clearly distinguished from other taxa, making it a separate species.[
]
''Canna compacta''
Medium-sized clump of lush green foliage, crowned by spikes of small, dark, orange, erect flowers.[
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Canna ''compacta'' subsp. ''cinabina''
A vigorous Canna species, medium size to 130 cm (4'); broad, light-green foliage, with distinctive darker and lighter green veins throughout; orchid-like blooms, erect bright golden yellow with bright orange-red specks; an upright vase-like profile. Starts blooming in early spring when the plant is only 30 cm (12”) tall, and continues non-stop until frost. Native to Colima, Mexico.[
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See also
* Canna
* List of Canna species
* List of Canna cultivars
This list of ''Canna'' cultivars is a gallery of named cultivars of plants in the genus '' Canna'' that are representative of the various ''Canna'' cultivar groups (i.e., groups of very similar cultivars).
Names of cultivars conform to the rules ...
References
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Plants described in 1824