Cannaceae
Canna Family
The Cannaceae family (Canna Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Zingiberales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a herb. Several members are valued in traditional medicine.
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Large, broad, paddle-shaped leaves with a prominent midrib on rhizomatous herbs; showy, asymmetric flowers get their colour not from true petals but from several enlarged, petal-like staminodes (sterile modified stamens).
Almost the entire showy part of the flower is made of infertile, petal-mimicking stamens rather than true petals, which stay small and easy to overlook by comparison.
Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementAlternate
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescencePanicle
- FruitVariable
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 1 species in CANNACEAE
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