†family Cannaceae de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Cannaceae
Parent taxon: Zingiberales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Knowlton 1919 and Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Costaceae, Ensete, Heliconiaceae, Lowiaceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Strelitziaceae, Zingiberaceae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Paleogene of India (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences