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Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, [2] African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, [3] is a plant species in the family Cannaceae.It is native to much of South America, Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico.
The name Canna originates from the Latin word for a cane or reed. [13] Canna indica, commonly called achira in Latin America, has been cultivated by Native Americans in tropical America for thousands of years, and was one of the earliest domesticated plants in the Americas. The starchy root is edible.
[6] [7] As of March 2020, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families and Plants of the World Online regard many of these as synonyms (most of Canna indica) but also recognise two further species, making 12 in total.
Polynesian arrowroot or pia (Tacca leontopetaloides), from Palawan-Philippines arrowroot ("uraro/araro"), Guyana arrowroot (Dioscorea alata), Japanese arrowroot (Pueraria lobata), also called kudzu, and purple arrowroot Canna indica, are used in similar ways. In Odisha, India, it is called ପାଳୁଅ (paḷua). [1]
Canna (Agriculture Group) 'Edulis Dark' Many more traditional varieties exist worldwide, they have all involved human selection and so are classified as agricultural cultivars . Folk lore states that Canna edulis Ker-Gawl. is the variety grown for food in South America, but there is no scientific evidence to substantiate the name as a separate ...
Granddaddy Purple Feminized. White Widow Autoflower (1,500 ... Indica cannabis plants grow shorter and bushier hence could be good for indoor growing while Sativa plants grow tall and large and ...
Canna comes from a Greek plant name. [24] 1 genus, in the tropics and subtropics of the Americas [25] [26] These non-woody plants are tall, with many broad leaves. [27] [28] They are bred by horticulturists and cultivated around the world. [25] Rhizomes of Canna discolor are a staple food in parts of Asia. [25] Zingiberales: Canna indica ...
Canna 'Roi Humbert' is an Italian Group canna cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, spreading habit; oval stems, coloured purple; flowers are cupped, self-coloured scarlet, staminodes are large, edges ruffled, fully self-cleaning; seed is sterile, pollen is sterile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.