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Canna indica L. (Sp. Pl. 1. 1753.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Gonave, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. John, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (exotic (Mexico)), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (naturalized), Common Names: Araout farine (Haiti), Arrorou (Haiti), Arrow-root (Dominican Republic), Balisier (Haiti), Balisier (L. Antilles), Balisier à chapelets (L. Antilles), Balisier jaune (L. Antilles), Balisier rouge (Haiti), Balisier rouge (L. Antilles), Bandera española (Puerto Rico), Canna (Cuba), Cannon (L. Antilles), Capacho (Dominican Republic), Cigarrón (Dominican Republic), Cigarrones (Dominican Republic), Corn-starch (Dominican Republic), Graine à chapelets (L. Antilles), Gruya (Puerto Rico), Indian shot (Jamaica), Indian shot (L. Antilles), Indian-shot (Bahamas), Maraca (Dominican Republic), Maraca (Puerto Rico), Maraca morada (Puerto Rico), Mariposa amarilla (Cuba), Platanillo (Cuba), Platanillo de Cuba (Cuba), Platanillo de monte (Cuba), Platanillo de monte, de flor colorada (Cuba), Sagou (Haiti), Scarlet shot (L. Antilles), Spanish arrowroot (Jamaica), Toloman (L. Antilles), Toloman batârd (L. Antilles), Tous-les-mois (L. Antilles), Wild tapioca (Jamaica), Yuca de alimento (Dominican Republic), Zumbadores (Dominican Republic), Synonyms: Canna cinnabarina Bouché (Linnaea 18: 490. 1844.), Canna coccinea sensu Britton & P. Wilson, non Mill. (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 169. 1923.), Canna edulis Ker Gawl. (Bot. Reg. 9: t. 775. 1824.), Canna lambertii Lindl. (Bot. Reg. 6: t. 470. 1820.), Canna lutea Mill. (Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.), Canna portoricensis Bouché (Linnaea 12: 147. 1838.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581. 3). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 4). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 5). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 6). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 7). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 8). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 9). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 10). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 11). The International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2008. Website: www.ipni.org 12). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 24 Apr 12 |