Canna tuerckheimii Kraenzl.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Cannaceae > Canna

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Low thickets.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Canna tuerckheimii unspecified picture

Distribution

Canna tuerckheimii world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:44441-2
WFO ID wfo-0000343914
COL ID QM73
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637640
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Canna anahuacensis Canna sylvestris Canna gemella Canna gigantea Canna iridiflora Canna tuerckheimii Canna violacea Canna curviflora Canna latifolia Canna tulianensis Canna coccinea var. sylvestris Canna neglecta