Family · Monocots

Cannaceae

Canna lilies

Single genus of tropical American rhizomatous herbs with broad leaves and showy petal-like staminodes.

Accepted species

12accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈6 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Canna
• Canna indica
• Canna lily

Its genus

• Canna12 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America11
• Northern America5

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Cannaceae sits in the order Zingiberales.

• ZingiberaceaeGinger, turmeric, cardamom2,042
• MarantaceaePrayer plants, arrowroot590
• HeliconiaceaeHeliconias204
• CostaceaeSpiral gingers163
• MusaceaeBananas, plantains101
• LowiaceaeOrchidantha32
• StrelitziaceaeBird of paradise12