Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Canna indica
achira, platanillo, indian shot, queensland arrowroot, edible canna
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Cannaceae
Genus
Canna
Species
indica
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Canna lambertii Lindl. ex Ker Gawl. (POWO, 2022), C. edulis Ker Gawl., C. poeppigii Bouché fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1991
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Canna indica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=870. Accessed 11 May 2025.