Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyCannaceae
GenusCanna
Scientific name with authorshipCanna glauca L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Canna angustifolia L.Canna annaei AndréCanna annaei subsp. nana AndréCanna fintelmannii BouchéCanna glauca subsp. annaei (André) PetersenCanna glauca var. angusta J.W.RichardsonCanna glauca var. annaei (André) PetersenCanna glauca var. annaei (André) RegelCanna glauca var. rubrolutea Hook.Canna glauca var. rufa SimsCanna glauca var. siamensis (Kraenzl.) Nob.TanakaCanna hassleriana Kraenzl.Canna jacobiniflora T.Koyama & Nob.TanakaCanna lanceolata Lodd.Canna lanceolata Lodd. ex G.DonCanna lanceolata Lodd. ex LoudonCanna lancifolia SchrankCanna liturata LinkCanna liturata Link ex A.Dietr.Canna longifolia BouchéCanna mexicana A.Dietr.Canna mexicana BouchéCanna pedicellata C.PreslCanna rubrolutea (Hook.) ChatéCanna rufa (Sims) ChatéCanna schlechtendaliana BouchéCanna schlechtendaliana var. annaei (André) Kraenzl.Canna siamensis Kraenzl.Canna stenantha Nob.TanakaCanna stolonifera A.Dietr.Canna stolonifera BouchéCanna stolonifera D.Dietr.Canna stricta BouchéXyphostylis angustifolia (L.) Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier796016-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.