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Canna indica

species of plant
Class type of: useful plant, perennial plant Q163559

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
useful plant, perennial plant
Has use
fodder, medicinal plant, food, fiber, meal box[7][8][9][10][11]
Short name
C. indica[16]
Described by source
Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2), Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[12][13][14][15]
Invasive to
Malawi, Madagascar[31][32]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Invasion Biology
NatureServe conservation status
apparently secure[30]
Parent taxon
Canna[5]
Taxon author citation
L., 1753
Taxon common name
Indian shot, 美人蕉, 白蓮蕉花, 白花曇花, 紫葉美人蕉, 紅花美人蕉, 美人蕉, 紫叶美人蕉, 美人蕉花, 姜芋, 美人蕉根, 蕉芋, 芭蕉芋, 花叶竹芋[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Taxon name
Canna indica[6]
Taxon range
Beijing, People's Republic of China, Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Ceará, Maranhão, Sergipe, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Norte, Pará, Cerrado, Acre, Mato Grosso do Sul, Caatinga, Federal District, Bahia, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Alagoas, Piauí, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Santa Catarina, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Goiás, Fujian, Tianjin, Guangdong, Myanmar
Taxon rank
species[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Garden canna en Canna indica en Wild canna en Indian shot ar شجر ارروت ar قنا هندي ar مارزوان cs dosna indická de Australische Pfeilwurz de Achira de Indisches Blumenrohr de Canna indica de Canna edulis es Juquian es Juquián es Achurú es Cucuyús es Cucuyus es Chisgua es Achuru
🔖 Identifiers · 84
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Canna indica.jpg ↗
AGROVOC ID
c_1254
APNI ID
106859, 443253
ATRF ID
Canna_indica
African Plant Database ID
11883
Alabama Plant Atlas ID
3835
Atlas of Florida Plants ID
1866
BOLD Systems taxon ID
390070
Biota of New Zealand ID
2ae3b443-9bb2-4345-9830-2a453ffb10af
CalPhotos taxon ID
Canna+indica
Catalogue of Life ID
68XTV
Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID
190161
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EASIN ID
R02696
EBiodiversity ID
638177
EPPO Code
CNNIN
EUNIS ID for species
185902
Ecocrop ID
612
Edition humboldt digital Flora ID
Canna indica
Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID
220749
Encyclopedia of Life ID
1125045
External data available at URL
www.gbif.org
Flora Croatica Database taxon ID
28082
Flora of Australia ID (new)
Canna indica
Flora of China ID
200028486
Flora of North America taxon ID
200028486
Flora of the Southeastern United States ID
1030
FloraBase ID
8521
FloraVeg.EU taxon ID
Canna indica
Flowers of India ID
Indian Shot
Freebase ID
/m/08dmgv
GBIF taxon ID
8034409
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov
Gardens Navigator ID
13889
Global Invasive Species Database ID
640
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
canya-dindia
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0087984
INaturalist taxon ID
146643
IPNI plant ID
319130-2
IRMNG ID
10208100
ITIS TSN
42413
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
266681
Interlingual Index ID
i101940
Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States ID
13949
Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID
14575
Invasive.org species ID
13949
KBpedia ID
CannaIndica
MyBIS species ID
17241
NBN System Key
NBNSYS0200003414
NCBI taxonomy ID
4628
NSW Flora ID
Canna~indica
NZPCN ID
canna-indica
NatureServe Explorer ID
2.132693
Nederlands Soortenregister ID
180086
New Zealand Organisms Register ID
892d3318-07ce-4781-9da6-897caff4b2df
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ID
canna-indica
OBIS ID
1491743
Observation.org taxon ID
129123
Open Tree of Life ID
156276
PfaF ID
Canna edulis
Pladias ID
1954
Plant List ID (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
kew-223906
Plants of Hawaiʻi ID
CE3401C6-4D95-49D1-82C1-BED4BD1E9BEA
Plants of the World Online ID
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319130-2
Portal to the Flora of Italy ID
8098
Queensland Biota ID
13981
Red List of South African Plants ID
926-3
Reflora ID
FB110628
Royal Horticultural Society plant ID
3001
SERNEC taxon ID
26762
TAXREF ID
87776
TORCH taxon ID
26762
TaiBNET ID
202260
TaiCOL ID (new version)
t0040616
Tela Botanica ID
12694
Topic's main category
Category:Canna indica
Tropicos ID
5800006
UBio ID
467042
UMLS CUI
C0997220
UNII
40F34Q82G6
USDA PLANTS ID
CAIN19
Verspreidingsatlas.nl ID
8581
WCSPF ID
223906
World Flora Online ID
wfo-0000343805
ZOBODAT taxon ID
170389

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🔗 Connections
Taxon range 33
People's Republic of China, Myanmar, Beijing, Tianjin, Guangdong, São Paulo, Fujian, Rio de Janeiro +25 more
← Has host 9
Chrysodeixis chalcites, Caligo beltrao, Thracides, Aloa lactinea, Antichloris eriphia, Chrysodeixis eriosoma, Chrysodeixis eriosoma, Quinta cannae +1 more
Has use 4
food, fodder, medicinal plant, fiber
Invasive to 2
Madagascar, Malawi
Subclass of 2
perennial plant, useful plant
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Canna
Taxon rank 1
species
← Found in taxon 1
trans-caffeic acid
← Taxonomic type 1
Canna
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Summary

Canna indica is a taxon[1]. It is a type of useful plant[2] and perennial plant[3].

Related Entities

Beijing Madagascar Malawi Myanmar People's Republic of China Tianjin

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Class ancestry

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  1. 6w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NZPCN ID → canna-indica
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ NZPCN ID, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 10w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NatureServe conservation status → apparently secure
    Subclass of → —
    Taxon rank → species
    Topic's main category → Category:Canna indica
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ APNI ID: 443253, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269298|batch #269298]]"
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