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Water canna
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Gingers, heliconias & bananas

Water canna

Canna glauca L.

Names

EnglishWater canna
Dutch—
SpanishAchira amarilla
Chinese粉美人蕉
Scientific nameCanna glauca L.

About this species

Canna glauca is a species of the Canna genus, a member of the family Cannaceae. It is commonly known as water canna or Louisiana canna. It is native to the wetlands of tropical America and was introduced to England in 1730. It is also reportedly naturalized in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Java and the Philippines.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyCannaceae
GenusCanna

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
1837First record
1968Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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