ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Canna indica

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Cannaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Cannaceae
Genus: Canna
Species: Canna indica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Canna indica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Canna maculataName author: (Hook.) Link
Canna maximaName author: Lodd. ex Roscoe
Canna montanaName author: Blume
Canna moritzianaName author: Bouché
Canna musifoliaName author: Année ex Chaté
Canna musifolia unranked sanguineaName author: Hend. & Andr.Hend.
Canna musifolia-edulisName author: André
Canna musifolia-hybridaName author: Année ex André
Canna nepalensisName author: Hort.Par. ex D.Dietr.
Canna nepalensisName author: Bouché
Canna occidentalisName author: Roscoe
Canna occidentalisName author: Ker Gawl.
Canna orientalisName author: Bouché
Canna orientalisName author: Roscoe
Canna orientalis var. flavaName author: Roscoe
Canna orientalis var. flavescensName author: (Link) Baker
Canna pallidaName author: Roscoe
Canna pallida var. maculataName author: (Hook.) Roscoe
Canna patensName author: (Aiton) Roscoe
Canna patens var. limbataName author: (Regel) Baker
Canna pentaphyllaName author: D.Dietr.
Canna peruvianaName author: Année ex André
Canna peruviana-purpureaName author: Année ex Chaté
Canna peruviana-robustaName author: Année ex Chaté
Canna peruviana-spectabilisName author: Année ex Chaté
Canna platyphyllaName author: Nees & Mart.
Canna plurituberosaName author: T.Koyama & Nob.Tanaka
Canna poeppigiiName author: Bouché
Canna polycladaName author: Wawra
Canna polymorphaName author: Bouché
Canna porteanaName author: André
Canna portoricensisName author: Bouché
Canna pruinosaName author: Hoffmanns.
Canna pulchraName author: Bouché ex Horan.
Canna pulchraName author: Hassk.
Canna purpurea-spectablisName author: Année ex Chaté
Canna recurvataName author: Bouché
Canna rendatleriName author: G.Nicholson
Canna robustaName author: Année ex André
Canna roscoeanaName author: Bouché
Canna rotundifoliaName author: André
Canna rubraName author: Willd.
Canna rubricaulisName author: Link
Canna sanctae-rosaeName author: Kraenzl.
Canna sanguineaName author: Bouché
Canna sanguineaName author: Warsz. ex Otto & A.Dietr.
Canna saturate-rubraName author: Bouché ex K.Koch
Canna schubertiiName author: Horan.
Canna selerianaName author: Kraenzl.
Canna sellowiiName author: Bouché

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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