Cannaceae
Canna

Canna flaccida Salisb.

First published in Icon. Stirp. Rar.: 3 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Texas. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Brazil South, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Peru, Philippines

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Maas-van de Kamer, H. & Maas, P.J.M. (2008). The Cannaceae of the world. Blumea 53: 247-318.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2025). http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26154.32968. epublication.
  • Maas-van de Kamer, H. & Maas, P.J.M. (2008). The Cannaceae of the world. Blumea 53: 247-318.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Furuse, M. [s.n.] Japan K002917899 No
Simpson, N.D. [49034] Egypt K002917895 No
Furuse, M. [s.n.] Japan K002917898 No
Po Khant, D.R. [878] Burma K002917924 No
Simpson, N.D. [1373] Egypt K002917894 No
Furuse, M. [s.n.] Japan K002917897 No
Moldenke, H. [862] United States Canna flaccida K002918187 No
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United States Canna flaccida K002918191 No
Torrey [s.n.] United States Canna flaccida K002918190 No
Curtiss, A.H. [2828] United States Canna flaccida K002918189 No
Curtiss, A.H. [6413] United States Canna flaccida K002918192 No
Dammann [s.n.] Canna flaccida K002918430 Yes
Edgeworth [3] Canna flaccida K002918429 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Canna flaccida K002918188 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0