Canna indica is a perennial plant .producing clumps of stems 150 – 300cm tall, with large leaves up to 50cm long and 25cm wide. The stems are large in shape The plant provides food (especially the root), medicines and a range of commodities. It is often cultivated on a home scale for these uses, especially in S. America and southeast Asia; whilst it is grown on a small scale in Australia as a commercial source of arrowroot. The plant is widely grown through the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental, being valued especially for its flowers and attractive leaves
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