Canna indica L.
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- L. In: Sp. Pl.: 1. (1753).





































































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