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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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Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare
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Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare
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Cork Road, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Canna bidentata Bertol. Canna edulis Ker Gawl. |
| Common names: | Indian shot (English) Small-flowered canna (English) |
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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. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical America (believed by Linnaeus to be native in Asia and Africa as well as America) |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. As Canna bidentata Lock, J.M. & Diniz, M.A. (2010). Cannaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 140 - 142. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 86. |
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Flora of Burundi: Canna indicaFlora of the DRC: Canna indica
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Canna indica
Flora of Malawi: Canna indica
Flora of Mozambique: Canna indica
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Canna indica
Flora of Zambia: Canna indica
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Canna indica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Canna indica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Canna indica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Canna indicaAfrican Plant Database: Canna indica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Canna indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canna indica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Canna indica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Canna indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canna indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Canna indica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Canna indica
Plants of the World Online: Canna indica
Tropicos: Canna indica
Wikipedia: Canna indica
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