Canna indica L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
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L. In: Sp. Pl.: 1. (1753).

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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

Rango de distribución altitudinal

20 - 2620 msnm

Región biogeográfica

Amazonia, Andes, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Islas Caribeñas, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Magdalena

Distribución global

S Estados Unidos, N Argentina (excepto C Cuenca Amazónica), Antillas; ampliamente cultivada

use

Alimenticio

Name

Synonyms: Canna achiras Gill.; 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; Caeté in Portuguese; Caité de thallo roxo in Portuguese; Canna in French; Canna dell'India in Italian; Indian shot in English; Indian-shot in English; Indiese kanna in Afrikaans; Jajamía in language.; Parirí in Portuguese; 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-dos-jardins in language.; 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; 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; 白花曇花 in Chinese; 白蓮蕉花 in Chinese; 紅花美人蕉 in Chinese; 紫葉美人蕉 in Chinese; Cannon in English; Indian-shot in English; Indian Shot 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.
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