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Canna indica L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 1. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Canna warscewiczii--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 7 Apr 03. 168.jpg

Canna warscewiczii--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 7 Apr 03. 168.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna warscewiczii--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 7 Apr 03. 167.jpg

Canna warscewiczii--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 7 Apr 03. 167.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 179.jpg

Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 179.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 180.jpg

Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 180.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 181.jpg

Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 181.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 182.jpg

Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 182.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 183.jpg

Canna patens--CA. Quail Botanical Garden. 9 Apr 05. 183.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose-Sto.Domingo. 2 Mch 02. 001.jpg

Canna indica--Costa Rica. Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose-Sto.Domingo. 2 Mch 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 058.jpg

Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 056.jpg

Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 057.jpg

Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal  Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 055.jpg

Canna indica--So. Africa. Natal Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 03. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--TX. Humble. Mercer Garden. 20 Mch 04. 009.jpg

Canna indica--TX. Humble. Mercer Garden. 20 Mch 04. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--TX. Humble. Mercer Garden. 20 Mch 04. 010.jpg

Canna indica--TX. Humble. Mercer Garden. 20 Mch 04. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Canna indica--TX. Humble. Mercer Garden. 20 Mch 04. 011.jpg

Canna indica--TX. Humble. Mercer Garden. 20 Mch 04. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 42 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 85 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 9, 2005

Location

United States, California, San Diego (San Diego Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

Formerly C. patens.

No collection number

March 2, 2002

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)

-8.8275, 33.263889

Location Remarks

Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 6, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Natal National Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Mayor's Walk, Pietermaritzburg.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Garden no. 2000132B

April 7, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

Formerly Canna warszewiczii.

No collection number

March 20, 2004

Location

United States, Texas (Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens)

Location Remarks

22306 Aldine Westfield Road, City of Humble

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Cannaceae

Genus

Canna

Specific Epithet

indica

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#142,454 of 335,497

Top 43%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →