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Canna indica L.

Dataset
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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

  1. 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
  2. Maas-van de Kamer, H., and P. J. M. Maas, 2008: The Cannaceae of the World. Blumea, vol. 53, no. 2. 247-318.
  3. Sp. Pl.,1:1,1753
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021xy), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAIN19
  5. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021xy), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAIN19
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