Canna edulis
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Canna edulis, Ker (C. esculenta, Lodd. C. rubricaulis, Link). Rootstock thick and edible: st. stout, 8-12 ft., purple: lvs. large, oblong, or ovate-oblong, green or bronze, 1-2 ft. long: raceme lax, forked or simple; fls. red or brick-red, usually in pairs, the bracts orbicular or oblong; sepals oblong-lanceolate, ½in. long, tinged with red; petals oblong-lanceolate, 1½ in.; staminodia entire or emarginate, 2½ in. long, bright red or orange; lip bright red or yellow-red: caps, large. W. Indies, S. Amer. B.M. 2498. B.R. 775.—Starch is procured from the roots, and for this purpose the plant is widely cult, in the tropics. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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