Sarvajjaya / Indian Shot
Canna indica
Also known as Indian Bread-Shot, Canna, Poloke
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Canna indica
- Genus
- Canna
- Family
- Cannaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Malacca, Malaysia, Nepal
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Mizoram, Assam, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Goa, Delhi, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cannaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Typical of the Cannaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सर्वज्जय Sarvajjaya,कर्दळ kardal
- Bengali
- Sarbajaya, কলাবতী, সর্বজয়া
- Telugu
- మెట్ట తామర metta tamara
- Kannada
- ಕೇಲಾಹೂ Kelaa hoo, ಹೂದಿಂಗಣ Hoodingana, ಚರೆಗುಂಡಿನಗಿಡ Charegundina gida
- Malayalam
- തോട്ടവാഴ
- Marathi
- कर्दळ Kardal, कर्दळ
About Sarvajjaya
A member of the Cannaceae family, Indian Shot (Canna indica) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 27 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, stripped for fibre used in rope and matting and harvested for fodder.
In culture
It turns up in ritual and festival use.
Cannaceae
Canna Family
Sarvajjaya belongs to the Cannaceae family.
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