Canna (cannas)

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Monocotyledons >  Order: Zingiberales > Family: Cannaceae

The only genus in the family. There are about 19 species (New World tropics), with three species cultivated in southern Africa. Canna indica (Indian shot) is a declared Category 1 invader plant in South Africa.