- Family : CANNACEAE
(Canna Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : SARVAJJAYA FAMILY (सर्वज्जय फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Cannaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Canna indica L.
- Common name : Indian Shot, Indian Bread-Shot, Canna, Poloke
- Vernacular name :
- Sabbajaya, Sarvajjaya (Hindi)
- Bale sugandhi, Kabale, Samudra bale (Kannada)
- Kalvazhai (Tamil)
- Kamakshee, Sarvajaya (Oria)
- Dev-kel, Kardai (Marathi)
- Canna, Chakkarachembu, Kandamani-valai, Vazhachedi (Malayalam)
- Krishna tamara (Telugu)
- Habit : Herb
- Comments / notes : Decoction of rhizome is taken in case of stomach trouble.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Mumbai
- Odisha : Cultivated
- West Bengal : West Bengal
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang
- Punjab : Punjab
- Native : Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Louisiana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru,
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Louisiana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Islands
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 186
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Canna indica. Downloaded on 5 November 2024.
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