Indian shot
Canna indica
Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to much of South America, Central America, the West Indies, Mexico, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina). It is also naturalized in much of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.196
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.197
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.198
History of the Plants of New Spain, Volume 3
Francisco Hernández (1517-1587) · 1946 · p.51
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.463
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.457
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.354
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.355
De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica
Willem Piso · 1658 · p.240
Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants (Volume 25)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.41
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 146643.