Cannaceae
Canna

Canna glauca L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Carolina to Tropical America. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Alabama, Jawa, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Maas-van de Kamer, H. & Maas, P.J.M. (2008). The Cannaceae of the world. Blumea 53: 247-318.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.
  • de las Mercedes Ciciarelli, M. & Rolleri, C.H. (2008). Morfología, taxonomía y caracterización de siete especies neotropicales del genero Canna (Cannaceae, Zingiberales). Botanica Complutensis 32: 157-184.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Maas-van de Kamer, H. & Maas, P.J.M. (2008). The Cannaceae of the world. Blumea 53: 247-318.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Sellow [s.n] Brazil K000574258 Neotype Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Guimarães, E.S.; Mamede, S. [103] Brazil K001055589 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Guimarães, E.S.; Mamede, S. [103] Brazil K001055590 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Sobel, G.L.; Strudwick, J.; Anderson, A.B.; Silva, M.G., da; Bahia, R.P.; Rosario, C. [4873] Brazil K001055594 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Gardner, G. [1164] Brazil K001055587 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Sellow [s.n] Brazil K000574257 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Smith, D. [109] Brazil K001055584 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 K000574254 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Kerr, J.G. [s.n.] Argentina K001055581 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Hatschbach, G.G. [26102] Brazil K001055591 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Spruce, R. [1037] Brazil K001055582 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002918425 Yes
Enoh, M. [377] K002918019 No
{Crueger} [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002918238 No
Eggers [5555] Trinidad and Tobago K002918265 Yes
Morong, T. [1554] Paraguay K002918281 No
Martius, C.F.P. [552] Brazil K001055583 Yes
Contreras, S.A.; Lutz, A. [57] Argentina K002918390 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [7] Trinidad and Tobago K002918237 No
Zimmermann, R. [141] Thailand K000292173 Lectotype Yes
White, C.E. [[1515]] Bolivia K002918326 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Plowman, T. [2158] Colombia K002918324 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Paraguay K002918284 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002918426 Yes
Dammann [140] K002918427 Yes
Abbe, L.B.; Abbe, E.C.; Smitinand, T.; Rollet, B. [9697] Thailand K002917953 No
Simmonds, N.W. [416] Trinidad and Tobago K002918235 No
Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5447] Brazil K001055592 Yes
Sinclair (Dr.) [s.n.] Ecuador K002918325 Yes
Piré, S.M.; Mroginski, L. [428] Argentina K002918399 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [13237] Brazil K001055585 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1528] Suriname K002918286 No
Zardini, E.M.; Gamarra, R. [52037] Paraguay K002918276 No
Riedel [135] Brazil K001055588 Yes
s.coll. [698] Ecuador K002918194 No
Sintenis, P. [665] Puerto Rico K002918245 No
Piré, S.M.; Mroginski, L. [428] Argentina K002918400 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9098] Trinidad and Tobago K002918242 No
s.coll. [2005] K002918428 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [1347] Paraguay K002918282 No
Giles, G.J. Malaysia K:SPC-29005.000 No
Smith, H.H. [2323] Colombia K002918323 Yes
Williams, R.C.; Sampson, H.C. [11740] Trinidad and Tobago K002918240 No
Pire, S.M.; Mroginski, L.A.; Quarin, C. [106] Argentina K002918395 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Guerrero, L. [55881] Paraguay K002918278 No
Kerr, J.G. [78] Paraguay K002918283 No
Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5447] Brazil K001055593 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4996] Guyana K002918292 No
Milliken, W. [220] Brazil K001055596 Yes
King [s.n.] Uruguay K002918397 Yes
Schomburgk [860] Guyana K002918287 No
Smith, J.D. [2797] Guatemala K002918193 No
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1528] Suriname K002918285 No
Tweedie [709] K002918322 Yes
Williams, R.C.; Sampson, H.C. [11740] Trinidad and Tobago K002918239 No
Broadway, W.E. [9098] Trinidad and Tobago K002918241 No
Coulleri, J.P.; Ferrucci, M.S. [320] Argentina K002918391 Yes
Marcan, A. [445] Thailand K002917951 No
Renvoize, S.A.; Wilmot-Dear, M.; Tur, N. [3692] Argentina K002918392 Yes
Williams, R.O.; [R. Deisand] [57] Guyana K002918293 No
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3254] Argentina K002918394 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Quarin, C.L. [22927] Brazil K001055595 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1676] Guyana K002918290 No
Renvoize, S.A. [3692] Argentina K:SPC-40887.000 No
Philcox, D. [8353] Trinidad and Tobago K002918236 No
Marcks [1213] Jamaica K002918244 No
Renvoize, S.A. [3692] Argentina K002918393 Yes
Zardini, E.M.; Gamarra, R. [51863] Paraguay K002918277 No
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K002918288 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002918020 No
Fendler, A. [1491] Venezuela K002918321 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K002918396 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K002918296 No
Ule, E. [8098] Brazil K001055586 Yes
Harrison, S.R. [527] Guyana K002918289 No
[C. V. Rambaran] [20] Guyana K002918291 No
Harrison, S.G. [1544] Guyana K002918294 No
Simmonds, N.W. [416] Trinidad and Tobago K002918234 No
Milliken, W. [220] Brazil K001055597 Yes
Raynal, A. [15578] Trinidad and Tobago K002918243 No
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K002918295 No
Gibert, M. [173] Uruguay K002918398 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K002918320 Yes
Woolston, A.H. [1034] Paraguay K002918280 No
Pedersen, T.M. [9557] Paraguay K002918279 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [4105] Thailand K002917952 No

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • '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.
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