Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Canna glauca in Species Plantarum, 1st edition, p. 1.
today: The current name for this species is Canna glauca L.
original Latin description
Canna foliis lanceolatis petiolatis enervibus.
English translation
Canna with leaf blades lanceolate, petiolate, [and] unveined.
| Canna | Canna |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate, | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| petiolate, | petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| unveined | enervibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective enervis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |