Canna indica L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae: phylum
Tracheophyta: class
Liliopsida: order
Zingiberales: family
Cannaceae: genus
Canna: species
Canna indica

habit

Herb.

specimens

Voucher: R. Spichiger et al. 5317 (G) (cited in Ramella, 2008: 247).

Habito

Hierba

Distribution

Palearctic.

native range

Brazil Northeast

eunis habitat

Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1 level 2)

native range

Caribbean

native range

Central America

eunis habitat

Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J level 1)

eunis habitat

Cultivated areas of gardens and parks (I2 level 2)

native range

Mexico

eunis habitat

Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4 level 2)

native range

Northern America

native range

Northern South America

eunis habitat

Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I level 1)

native range

Southern America

use

Alimenticio

use

Semillas

Categoría de uso

Alimento humano

Modo de uso

Se usa la raíz para hacer harina y preparar alimentos

Name

Synonyms: Canna achiras Gillies; Canna achiras Gillies ex D.Don; Canna altensteinii Bouché; Canna amabilis T.Koyama & Nob.Tanaka; Canna ascendens Ciciar.; Canna atronigricans André; Canna aurantiaca Roscoe; Canna aurantiaca subsp. splendida Année; Canna aurantiaca subsp. splendida Année ex André; Canna aureovittata G.Lodd.; Canna barbadica Bouché; Canna bidentata Bertol.; Canna bifida Roem. & Schult.; Canna bihorellii G.Nicholson; Canna brasiliensis Roscoe; Canna brasiliensis Roscoe ex Spreng.; Canna caledonis-peltata Chaté; Canna carnea Roscoe; Canna cearensis Huber; Canna chinensis Willd.
Homonyms: Canna indica Ruiz & Pav., 1798; Canna indica Curtis, 1799; Canna indica Roscoe, 1807; Canna indica L.
Common names: African arrowroot in English; Canna in French; Canna dell'India in Italian; Indian shot in English; Indian shot in English; Indian shot in English; Indian-shot in English; Indiese kanna in Afrikaans; Jajamía in language.; Queensland arrowroot in English; Rigua in language.; Sierra Leone arrowroot in English; Westindisches Blumenrohr in German; achira in Spanish; albará in language.; araruta-bastarda in Portuguese; balisier comestible in French; bananeirinha-da-Índia in language.; bananeirinha-de-flor in language.; beri in language.; caeté in Portuguese; caeté-dos-jardins in language.; caité-de-thallo-roxo in Portuguese; cana-da-india in Portuguese; cana-da-Índia in language.; caña comestible in Spanish; conteira in Portuguese; edible canna in English; eßbares Blumenrohr in German; gruya in Spanish; parirí in Portuguese; platanillo in Spanish; purple arrowroot in English; roca-viana in Portuguese; röd arrowrot in Swedish; tous-les-mois in French; westindisches Blumenrohr in German; yuquilla in Spanish; Cannon in English; Indian-shot in English; Indian Shot in English; canna lily in English

Bibliographic References

Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Maas-van de Kamer, H., and P. J. M. Maas, 2008: The Cannaceae of the World. Blumea, vol. 53, no. 2. 247-318.
Sp. Pl.,1:1,1753
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021xy), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAIN19
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021xy), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAIN19