Details for: PI 298017, Canna indica L., Achira


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Canna indica L.
Top Name:
Achira
Origin:
Collected – Peru
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
18 May 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Canna indica L.
Top Name:
Achira
Origin:
Collected – Peru
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
18 May 1964
PI Assigned:
1964
Source History
Collected

Peru

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Achira
Type: Local name

Narrative
Canna indica L.
Genus:
Canna
Family:
Cannaceae
Nomen number:

8858
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:1. 1753
Verified:
02/02/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Canna coccinea Mill.
Canna compacta Roscoe
Canna edulis Ker Gawl.
Canna limbata Roscoe
Canna lutea Mill.
Canna warszewiczii A. Dietr.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAfrican arrowroot as Canna edulis1Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Canna edulis
Englishcanna  1Vietmeyer, 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
Englishedible canna  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishIndian-shot  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishpurple arrowroot  1Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Canna edulis
EnglishQueensland arrowroot  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishSierra Leone arrowroot as Canna edulis1Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. Note: = Canna edulis
AfrikaansIndiese kanna  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Frenchbalisier comestible  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchtous-les-mois  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germaneßbares Blumenrohr  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1272.
Germanwestindisches Blumenrohr  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)albará  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)bananeirinha-da-Índia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)bananeirinha-de-flor  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)beri  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)caeté-dos-jardins  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)cana-da-Índia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishachira  2Maas-van de Kamer, H. & P. J. M. Maas. 2008. The Cannaceae of the world. Blumea 53:247-318.
Spanishcaña comestible  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgruya  2Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Spanishplatanillo  2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanishyuquilla  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishröd arrowrot  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 19 Sep 2005, from Canna edulis Ker Gawl. to Canna indica L.
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