Botanical name:- Canna indica
Family name:-CANNACEAE
Names in different languages:
English :- Indian shot
Sinhala :Buthsarana
Local :-Buthsarana
Tamil :- kalvalai
Sanskirt name : - vankeLii
Edibal parts:-Rhizome
Status:-Native
Distribution:- United ,Austria, Portugal, Spain, Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, most of tropical Africa,Madagascar, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Bonin Islands, India, Assam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Java, Malaysia, the Philippines, Christmas Island,, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Society Islands, Hawaii
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-External wounds bleeding, Tonsillitis, Cancers, Malaria, Gastrointestinal disorders, Acute jaundice type of hepatitis.
Parts use to make medicine:-Rhizome, Leaves.
Propagation:-Rhizome