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Canna indica
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Borrowdale Common by bridge
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Borrowdale Common by bridge
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Alexandra Park, Harare
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Upper part of Hill Complex, Great Zimbabwe
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Upper part of Hill Complex, Great Zimbabwe
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| Synonyms: |
Canna bidentata Bertol. Canna edulis Ker Gawl. |
| Common names: | Indian shot (English) Small-flowered canna (English) |
| Frequency: | Local (mostly seen in and around Harare) |
| Status: | Introduced; native of tropical America. |
| Description: |
Herb, 1-2 m. Leaves 20-60 × 10-20 cm, ovate to elliptic, glabrous, petiolate. Raceme branches enclosed in sheaths. Each flower subtended by a × membranous bract. Sepals c. 1 cm, acute. Petals 3-4 cm, narrowly elliptic. Staminodes 2-3, 4-6 cm, brightly coloured. Flower colour red, sometimes with yellow markings. Capsule 3-5 × 2-3 cm broad, bluntly 3-angled, softly spiny. Seeds c.5 mm in diameter, spherical, hard, black. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India |
| Habitat: | Persistent in disturbed ground and also in wet places such as by streams and in ditches. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical America (believed by Linnaeus to be native in Asia and Africa as well as America) |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E,S |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Canna indica pageAfrican Plant Database: Canna indica
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Canna indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canna indica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Canna indica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Canna indica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Canna indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canna indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Canna indica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Canna indica
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Canna indica
Tropicos: Canna indica
West African Plants database: Canna indica
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