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Non-scientific name:

african arrowroot

2 Accepted name(s) for "african arrowroot":

Accepted name
Canna indica L.
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Canna indica L. Canna indica L. Canna indica L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

36 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "african arrowroot":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
achira Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
adavi dumpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
albará Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
balisier comestible Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bananeirinha-da-índia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bananeirinha-de-flor Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
beri Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
caeté-dos-jardins Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
cana-da-índia Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
caña comestible Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daeva kaanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
diva Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
east indian arrowroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
edible canna Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
eßbares blumenrohr Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
fiji arrowroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gruya Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
handee gedde Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hawaiian arrowroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian-shot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
indiese kanna Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kaattu karunai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaddu-churangle Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karachenie-kandam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karachunnie Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattuchena Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katu-schena Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pedda-kanda-jadda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddakandagadda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
platanillo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
purple arrowroot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ritta kanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
surna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tahiti arrowroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)