Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyCannaceae
GenusCanna
Scientific name with authorshipCanna indica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Canna achiras GilliesCanna achiras Gillies ex D.DonCanna altensteinii BouchéCanna amabilis T.Koyama & Nob.TanakaCanna ascendens Ciciar.Canna atronigricans AndréCanna aurantiaca RoscoeCanna aurantiaca subsp. splendida AnnéeCanna aurantiaca subsp. splendida Année ex AndréCanna aureovittata G.Lodd.Canna barbadica BouchéCanna bidentata Bertol.Canna bifida Roem. & Schult.Canna bihorellii G.NicholsonCanna brasiliensis RoscoeCanna brasiliensis Roscoe ex Spreng.Canna caledonis-peltata ChatéCanna carnea RoscoeCanna cearensis HuberCanna chinensis Willd.Canna cinnabarina BouchéCanna coccinea Mill.Canna coccinea f. flaviflora Chodat & Hassl.Canna coccinea subsp. bicolor Kraenzl.Canna coccinea subsp. concolor RegelCanna coccinea subsp. flaviflora Chodat & Hassl.Canna coccinea subsp. floribunda (Bouché) RegelCanna coccinea subsp. limbata RegelCanna coccinea var. bicolor Kraenzl.Canna coccinea var. concolor RegelCanna coccinea var. floribunda (Bouché) RegelCanna coccinea var. limbata RegelCanna commutata BouchéCanna compacta BouchéCanna compacta RoscoeCanna concinna BouchéCanna crocea Lag.Canna crocea Lag. ex Rchb.Canna crocea Roem. & Schult.Canna densiflora BouchéCanna densifolia BouchéCanna denudata var. grandis PetersenCanna discolor Lindl.Canna discolor subsp. rubripunctata Nob.TanakaCanna discolor subsp. viridifolia Nob.TanakaCanna discolor var. rubripunctata Nob.TanakaCanna discolor var. viridifolia Nob.TanakaCanna edulis Ker Gawl.Canna edulis KerGawl.Canna ehrenbergii BouchéCanna elegans Raf.Canna ellipticifolia StokesCanna ellipticifolia subsp. coccinea (Mill.) StokesCanna ellipticifolia subsp. lutea (Mill.) StokesCanna ellipticifolia subsp. patens (Aiton) StokesCanna ellipticifolia subsp. rubra StokesCanna ellipticifolia var. coccinea (Mill.) StokesCanna ellipticifolia var. lutea (Mill.) StokesCanna ellipticifolia var. patens (Aiton) StokesCanna ellipticifolia var. rubra StokesCanna esculenta G.DonCanna esculenta LoudonCanna exigua BouchéCanna eximia BouchéCanna eximia Bouché ex Horan.Canna expansa AnnéeCanna expansa Année ex AndréCanna expansa-rubra G.NicholsonCanna flavescens LinkCanna floribunda BouchéCanna formosa BouchéCanna fuchsina Ciciar.Canna fulgida BouchéCanna gaboniensis ChatéCanna heliconiifolia BouchéCanna heliconiifolia subsp. xalapensis Kraenzl.Canna heliconiifolia var. xalapensis (Bouché) Kraenzl.Canna houlletii AndréCanna humilis BouchéCanna indica f. rubroaurantiaca MakinoCanna indica subsp. coccinea (Mill.) AitonCanna indica subsp. edwardsii RegelCanna indica subsp. edwarsii RegelCanna indica subsp. flava (Roscoe) BakerCanna indica subsp. karsteniana RegelCanna indica subsp. limbata (Regel) PetersenCanna indica subsp. lutea (Mill.) AitonCanna indica subsp. maculata Hook.Canna indica subsp. nepalensis (Bouché) BakerCanna indica subsp. orientalis BakerCanna indica subsp. patens AitonCanna indica subsp. rubra AitonCanna indica subsp. rubroaurantiaca MakinoCanna indica subsp. sanctae-rosae (Kraenzl.) Nob.TanakaCanna indica subsp. speciosa BakerCanna indica subsp. variegata RegelCanna indica subsp. warszewiczii (A.Dietr.) Nob.TanakaCanna indica var. coccinea (Mill.) AitonCanna indica var. coccinea Willd.Canna indica var. edwardsae Regel
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier319130-2
Use codesAF EU HF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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