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Common name: Canna Lily, Indian Shot, {Keli केली, Sarvajjaya सर्वज्जय} (Hindi), Laphoorit (Manipuri), Sarbajaya (Bengali), Kardal कर्दळ (Marathi), Kele Phool केंळें फुल (Konkani)

Botanical name: Canna x generalis (syn. Canna x orchiodes) - [ (KAN-uh) derived from a Greek name for a type of reed; (x = Hybrid) (jen-er-RAY-liss) meaning prevailing or normal ] Family: Cannaceae (canna family) - [ (kan-AY-see-ay) the canna family ]

Origin: Tropical America, Caribbean

Some species and many cultivars are widely grown in the garden in temperate and sub-tropical regions. Sometimes they may also be grown as potted plants. A large number of ornamental cultivars have been developed. They can be used in herbaceous borders, tropical plantings, and as a patio or decking plant.

Internationally cannas are one of the most popular garden plants and a large horticultural industry depends on the plant.

The canna rhizome of is rich in starch, and it has many uses in agriculture. All of the plant has commercial value, rhizomes for starch (consumption by humans and livestock), stems and foliage for animal fodder, young shoots as a vegetable and young seeds as an addition to tortillas.

Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Flowers of India - TopTropicals - Dave's Garden Botanary - Zipcode Zoo - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Source Sarvajjaya
Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 15′ 17.49″ N, 72° 58′ 54.33″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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