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Canna

Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Cannaceae

Taxonomy
Canna was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Canna indica.

It was assigned to Cannaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Canna Linnaeus
1919Canna Knowlton
1976Canna Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderZingiberales
familyCannaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusCanna

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Canna Linnaeus 1753
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Canna angustifolia Linnaeus 1753
Canna eocenica Berry 1916
Canna glauca Linnaeus 1753
Canna indica Linnaeus 1753
Canna magnifolia Knowlton 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Miocene or 83.50000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) C. magnifolia (24180)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) C. magnifolia (34921)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) C. sp. (224606)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) C. flaccidafolia (23973)