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Accession Data:
Canna indica
L.
Common Name:
Indian-shot
Family:
Cannaceae
Juss.
Country of Origin:
S. America. W. Indies.
Habitat:
Original habitat is obscure, but it is found by the coast an
USDA Zone:
8a-11
Accession Data:
Accession #
199200305
Source:
Unknown
Accession Date:
12-31-1992
Bench:
1309 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 SW
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 03-15-2022
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
SubClass:
commelinids
Order:
Zingiberales
SubOrder:
Family:
Cannaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
References (internal):
Dye Plants
EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Texas
/
Florida
/
Louisiana
/
South Carolina
/
Mexico Central
/
Mexico Northeast
/
Mexico Gulf
/
Mexico Southwest
/
Mexico Southeast
/
Belize
/
Costa Rica
/
El Salvador
/
Guatemala
/
Honduras
/
Nicaragua
/
Panama
/
Bahamas
/
Cuba
/
Dominican Republic
/
Haiti
/
Jamaica
/
Leeward Is.
/
Puerto Rico
/
Trinidad-Tobago
/
Windward Is.
/
French Guiana
/
Guyana
/
Suriname
/
Venezuela
/
Bolivia
/
Colombia
/
Ecuador
/
Peru
/
Brazil West-Central
/
Brazil Northeast
/
Brazil Southeast
/
Brazil North
/
Brazil South
/
Argentina Northeast
/
Argentina Northwest
/
Paraguay
/
Uruguay
References (external):
Canna indica
at Plants for a Future Website. Last accessed 8 November 2016.
The Plant List (2013)
. Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
WCSP (2016)
. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
data regenerated on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:21:37 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Cannaceae
Canna indica
W/C
Canna liliiflora
Canna tuerckheimii
W/C
Canna indica
Canna jaegeriana
W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days