Canna

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161182
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Canna

Summary

Canna is a taxon[1]. Canna ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,656 views/month, #865 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canna's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Canna is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Canna is classified within Cannaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Canna is Canna[6].
  • Canna's Commons category is recorded as Canna (genus)[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Canna is Canna indica[8].
  • Canna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canna (genus)[9].
  • Canna's Commons gallery is recorded as Canna (genus)[10].
  • Canna's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[11].
  • Canna's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Canna's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=2033[13].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Shot'}[14].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dosna'}[15].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blumenrohr'}[16].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'اختریان'}[17].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kannat'}[18].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Bahorka'}[19].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カンナ'}[20].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'koi', 'text': 'Канна'}[21].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'kv', 'text': 'Канна'}[22].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'കന്നാ'}[23].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'mrj', 'text': 'Канна'}[24].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'myv', 'text': 'Аварькай цеця'}[25].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Paciorecznik'}[26].
  • Canna is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Канна'}[27].

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Classification

Canna's scientific name is Canna[6]. Canna is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Canna is classified within Cannaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Canna is Canna indica[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Shot'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'dosna'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blumenrohr'}[16], {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'اختریان'}[17], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kannat'}[18], and {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Bahorka'}[19].

Identifiers

Canna's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 127280[28]. Canna's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4627[29]. Canna's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11620535[30]. Canna's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2762470[31]. Canna's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42409[32].

Why It Matters

Canna ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,656 views/month, #865 of 195,241).[2] Canna has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Canna is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cannaceae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Has fruit type capsule
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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