Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Canna indica
(Cannaceae)

African arrowroot, Indian shot, arrowroot, canna, edible canna, purple arrowroot, red canna, wild canna

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Species description or overview

Canna indica information from PIER
Information on Canna indica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Canna indica description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Canna indica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Canna indica
Nomenclatural information about Canna indica is provided by ITIS.


Impacts

Canna indica (Cannaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Canna indica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Canna indica impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Canna indica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Canna indica management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Canna indica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Canna indica (Cannaceae) (Indian shot, canna)
Links to high-resolution free images of Canna indica (Cannaceae) (Indian shot, canna) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Canna indica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Canna indica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Canna indica images from PIER
Images of Canna indica provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Voucher specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Canna indica from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Canna indica from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.


Distribution

Canna indica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Canna indica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Canna indica worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Canna indica is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Bibliography

References for Canna indica
Bibliographic references for Canna indica are provided by HEAR.


Experts

Canna indica contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Canna indica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Canna indica references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Canna indica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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