CANNA 



CAOTTA 



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B. 



C. 



tceta, 4 ; Lagunensis, 14 ; Lambertl, 2 ; lanuginosa, 12; 

 latifolia, 7 ; leptocheila, 16 ; leucocarpa, 14 ; liliiflora, 

 23 ; limbata, 4 ; longifolia, 10 ; lutea, 14 ; macrocarpa, 

 14 ; macrophylla, 7 ; maculata-f 14 ; Mexicaiia, 10 ; 

 Moritziana, 14 ; jfepalensis , 16 ; occidental is, 4 ; ori- 

 entalis, 5 ; pallida, 14 ; paniculata, 20 ; patens, 4 ; pe- 

 dunculata, 8 ; polyclada, 17 ; polymorpha, 16 ; Portori- 

 censis, 6 ; pulchra, 5 ; recurvata, 4; Jieevesii, 21; Hos- 

 eoeana, 14 ; rubra, 6 ; saturate-rubra, 4 ; Schlechten- 

 dahliana, 3 ; Sello^rii, 4 ; speciosa, 16 ; ftpectabllis, 4 ; 

 stolonifera, 10; Stt^Jj/wrea, 14 ; Surinameiisis, 6 ; syl- 

 vestris, 6 ; Texensis, 4 ; Tinei, 14 ; variabilis, 15 ; ua- 

 riegata, 4; ucniricosa, 4; vitelHna, 

 14 ; Warscewiczii, 18. 



A. EucANNA. — Corolla lobes and 

 staminodia united into a short 

 tube: two or three of the upper 

 staminodia petal-like. 

 Three upper staminodia petal- 

 like. 

 Lvs. of ordinary consistency or 

 thickness. 

 D. Lip entire. 



1. tndica, Linn. Indian 

 Shot. Stem slender, gla- 

 brous, green, 3-5 It. : lvs. 

 oblong and acute, green, 

 half as broad as long (1 

 ft. long) : racemes simple 

 and lax, some of the fls. 

 in pairs, the bracts green 

 and nearly orbicular : fls. 

 small ; sepals oblong and 

 green, % in. long; petals 



lanceolate, pale green, about 1% in. long ; 3 upper 

 staminodia bright red, entire, 2 in. long but nar- 

 row ; lip linear, red-yellow, spotted with red; cap- 

 sule globose, 1 in. in diam. W. Indies and Guiana. 



2. LAmberti, Lindl. Stem stout, green and gla- 

 brous, 12-14 ft.: lvs. oblong, green, acute: raceme 

 simple or forked, lax and few-fld., the bracts large 

 and oblong, green : sepals lanceolate, pale green, 

 Kin. long; petals lanceolate, 2 in. long, reddish; 

 staminodia entire, scarcely longer than the petals, 

 bright crimson ; lip bright crimson : capsule oblong, 

 large. W. Ind., S. Amer. 



3. Fintelmanni, Bouch^. Stem green and glau- 

 cous, 4-5 ft.: lvs. oblong and acute, green and 

 glaucous : raceme few-fld. and lax, the bracts green 

 and oblong; sepals oblong, Hin., green; petals lan- 

 ceolate, pale green, IKin. ; staminodia obtuse and 

 entire, 2-3 in., yellow; lip oblanceolate, yellow, 

 mottled red: capsule large. Trop. Amer. ?— Pos- 

 sibly a hybrid of C. glauca and C. Indica. C. 

 Schlechtendahlidna, Bouch^, is similar, but has the 

 staminodia spotted red. 



DD. Zfip emarginate. 



4. p&tens, Roscoe. Stem slender, green and gla- 

 brous, 4-5 ft. : lvs. oblong and acute, green, the 

 lower 1 ft. long: raceme few-fld., simple and lax, 

 the bracts orbicular and green, the fls. single or in 

 pairs : fls. small ; petals lanceolate, pale green, 

 about l%in. long ; upper staminodia bright red, 

 entire, 2 in. long, and narrow ; lip bright red-yellow , 

 with minute red dots : capsule globose, 1 in. in 350. 

 diam. Trop. Amer. B.M. 454 as C7. /H(?ica. Italia Canna, 



Var. limb&ta, Baker {C. Umbdta, Roscoe. G. 

 aureo-vittdta.hoM.). Upper staminodia bright red, with a 

 border of bright yellow. — To C patens Baker would refer 

 the following: C. floribunda, Imta, recurvata, saturate- 

 rubra, Sellowii, spectabilis, Texensis, variegata and 

 ventricosa ot Bouch^. C occidoite^is, Roscoe, has only 

 2 staminodia, petal-like. 



5. orientalis, Roscoe. Stem slender, glabrous, 3-4 ft. : 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate, a foot or more long : raceme lax, 

 simple or forked, the bracts oblong : sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate, green, Kin. or less long ; petals lanceolate, 

 greenish, IXin. long ; upper staminodia 2Xin. or less 

 long, bright red, often emarginate; lip red-yellow: cap- 

 sule globose and very small. Old World tropics. 



Var. flavfiscens, Baker {O. flavhcens. Link). Upper 

 staminodia and the lip entirely yellow. — With C. orien- 

 talis probably belong C. densifolia, Mhrenbergil, exigua, 

 humilis and pulchra of Bouch^. 



6. oocolnea, Miller (C. rtiftra, Willd.j. Stem slender, 

 green, 4-6 ft.: lvs. longer than those of C. Indica, oblong 

 and acute: raceme simple and lax, with small, green, or- 

 bicular bracts : sepals lanceolate, Kin. or less long, tinged 

 with red; petals lanceolate, IKin. long, tinged with red; 

 staminodia 2 in. long and narrow, often emarginate; lip 

 red-yellow: capsule globose and small. Trop. Amer.— To 

 this species Baker would refer C. cinnnbarina, formosa, 

 fulgida, Portoricensis and Surinamensis 

 of Bouch^. 



Var. sylvfistris, Baker {C sylvistris, 

 Roscoe). Staminodia longer, plain deep 

 crimson, that and the lip with 

 a long claw. Trop. Amer. 



7. latifdlia, Miller (0. gi- 

 gant^a, DC. C. viacrophylla, 

 Bouch^). Stem stout and pu- 

 bescent, 10-16 ft. : lvs. oblong 

 and acute, green, the lower 

 ones often 3-4 ft. long: fls. in 

 several racemes farming a 

 panicle, the bracts oblong or 

 the lower ones becoming sev- 

 eral inches long ; sepals ob- 

 long and green, K in. long ; 

 petals lanceolate, 2 in. long, 

 tinged with red ; staminodia 3 

 in. or less long, entire or emar- 

 ginate, bright red ; lip bright 

 red: capsule large. S. Amer. 

 B.M. 2316. 



8. pedunoulMa, Sims. Stem 

 slender, green and glaucous, 

 glabrous, 5-6 ft. : lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, green and glau- 

 cous, 1-2 ft. long and 3-4 in. broad : fls. in a 

 many-fld. lax raceme, with a hairy rachis and 

 long- spreading pedicels, the bracts small, ob- 

 long and obtuse ; sepals oblong, small and 

 gi'een; petals lanceolate, green, reflexed, 1 in. 



long; staminodia emarginate, about 1 in. long, pale 

 yellow ; lip oblanceolate, plain yellow : capsule 

 globose, small. S. Brazil. B.M. 2323. -Probably 

 not in cult. 



9. fidulis, Ker. (C e.sciiZf'Hta, Lodd.). Rootstoek 

 thick and edible: stem stout, 8-12 ft., purple: lvs. 

 oblong, green or bronze, 1-2 ft. long : raceme lax, 

 forked or simple: fls. usually in pairs; bracts or- 

 bicular or oblong; sepals oblong-lanceolate. Kin. 

 long, tinged with red ; petals lanceolate, lK-2 

 in. ; staminodia entire or emarginate, 2Kin. long, 

 bright red or orange ; lip bright red or yellow-red : 

 capsule large. Trop. Amer. B.M. 2498. — Starch 

 is procured from the roots, and for this purpose 

 the plant is widely cult, in the tropics. 



10. glatioa, Linn. Stem green and glaucous, 5-6 

 ft. ; lvs. green and glaucous, oblong-lanceolate and 

 very acute, tapering both ways (the middle of the 

 blade about 4 in. wide): raceme lax, simple or 

 forked: sepals lanceolate, green. Kin. long; petals 

 lanceolate, yellow-green, lK-2 in. ; staminodia en- 

 tire, 2K-3 in., yellow, not spotted; lip linear, emar- 

 ginate, pale yellow: capsule oblong, lK-2 in. long. 

 Trop. Amer.— The C. longifolia, Mexicana and 

 stolonifera of Bouch^ belong here. 



CO. Lvs. thin and papery. 



11. helioonisefdlia, Bouch^. Stem 6-8 ft. : lvs. oblong, 

 green, 2-3 ft. long (resembling those of Heliconia) : fls. 

 in a panicle formed of several lax racemes ; sepals lan- 

 ceolate. Kin. long; petals lanceolate. Kin. long, colored; 

 staminodia not much longer than the petals, scarlet ; lip 

 scarlet: capsule ellipsoidal, large. Mex. 



BE. Two upper staminodia petal-like. 

 C. Stem woolly -pubescent. 



12. lanugindsa, Roscoe. Stem green, woolly, 4-6 ft. : 

 lvs. oblong, acute, green : r&ceme lax, few-fld., simple 



