Canna indica L.

  • Filed As

    Cannaceae
    Canna indica L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 47, Aug 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Batangas. Luzon.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4356280

    Occurrence ID: 217d152f-e1e7-4463-8ced-881b700f0516

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Cannaceae

  • All Determinations

    Canna indica L.

ME lito ILL
It EC IES J3LANCÜA
47* Qanna inálca Linn
Revision of New World Cannaéeae
by W. Segeren, J. van Duuren & P.J.M. Maas a
Canna indica L.
Utrecht 1978
J
CANNACEAE
CANNA Linnaeus
CANNA INDICA Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 6; ed. 2 (1845) 5; ed. 3>
1 (1877) 8, t. U.
The Linnean species was apparently correctly interpreted by
Blanco. It was undoubtedly introduced from Mexico by the
Spaniards, but is now common and widely distributed in thé
Philippines at low and medium altitudes in the settled areás.
Its most common native (Tagalog) name is ticas-ticas.
Illustrative specimen from Batangaá Province, Luzon, August,
1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoa/nae No. U7).
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