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OverviewAI-generated
*Canna indica*, commonly known as Indian shot or canna lily, is a species of perennial plant within the family Cannaceae. It belongs to the genus *Canna* and is classified under the order Zingiberales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and is recognized as an accepted species.
The plant has a range that includes Beijing, China, Amazonia, and the Atlantic Forest. It is invasive in Malawi and Madagascar. *Canna indica* serves as a useful plant with applications as fodder, a medicinal plant, food, and fiber.
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Species
canna lily
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyCannaceae
La canna d'India (Canna indica L., 1753, è una pianta perenne appartenente alla famiglia della Cannaceae, diffusa nell'ecozona neotropicale. Nelle terre dì origine è conosciuta con i nomi di achira, achera, sagú, capacho, biri, cucuyús, juquián o papantla.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,112
- With media
- 1,965
- Family
- Cannaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CIHS-UAC, CICY, INECOL, UNICACH, ENCB-IPN
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- perennial plant
- Parent taxon
- Canna
- Image
- Cannaindica.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Canna indica
- Commons category
- Canna indica
- Commons gallery
- Canna indica
- taxon common name
- 紫葉美人蕉
- taxon range
- Myanmar
- invasive to
- Madagascar
- short name
- C. indica
- taxon author citation
- L., 1753
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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Encyclopedic overview
Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to the Americas and naturalized elsewhere. The edible rhizomes are a source of starch.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Canna indica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.