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Indian shot
Guillermo López Escalera Argueta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Gingers, heliconias & bananas

Indian shot

Canna indica L.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishIndian shot
DutchIndisch bloemriet
SpanishBandera española
Chinese美人蕉
Scientific nameCanna indica L.

About this species

Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to the Americas and naturalized elsewhere. The edible rhizomes are a source of starch.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyCannaceae
GenusCanna

In Suriname

16Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1828First record
2022Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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