| English | African arrowroot | | as Canna edulis | 1 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Canna edulis |
| English | canna | | | 1 | Vietmeyer, N. D., ed. 1989. Achira. Lost crops of the Incas. 27-37. Note: as Canna edulis; the common name achira is used for the vegetable or starch, while canna is used for ornamentals |
| English | edible canna | | | 1 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| English | Indian-shot | | | 1 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| English | purple arrowroot | | | 1 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Canna edulis |
| English | Queensland arrowroot | | | 1 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| English | Sierra Leone arrowroot | | as Canna edulis | 1 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Canna edulis |
| Afrikaans | Indiese kanna | | | 2 | Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12 |
| French | balisier comestible | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | tous-les-mois | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| German | eßbares Blumenrohr | | | 2 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1272. |
| German | westindisches Blumenrohr | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | albará | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bananeirinha-da-Índia | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bananeirinha-de-flor | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | beri | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | caeté-dos-jardins | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cana-da-Índia | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Spanish | achira | | | 2 | Maas-van de Kamer, H. & P. J. M. Maas. 2008. The Cannaceae of the world. Blumea 53:247-318. |
| Spanish | caña comestible | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | gruya | | | 2 | Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505 |
| Spanish | platanillo | | | 2 | Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. |
| Spanish | yuquilla | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Swedish | röd arrowrot | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |