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Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, [4] obedience plant or Bermuda arrowroot [5] is a large, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats of the Americas, but cultivated in tropical regions worldwide.
Maranta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and the West Indies. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Maranta was named for Bartolomeo Maranta , an Italian physician and botanist of the sixteenth century.
The most well-known species in the family is arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), a plant of the Caribbean, grown in parts of the Caribbean, Australasia, and sub-Saharan Africa for its easily digestible starch known as arrowroot. It is grown commercially in the West Indies and tropical Americas. [citation needed]
Arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock) of several tropical plants, traditionally Maranta arundinacea, but also Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from cassava (Manihot esculenta), which is often labeled arrowroot.
Thalia geniculata, the bent alligator-flag, [3] arrowroot, [4] or fire-flag, [4] is a plant species widespread across tropical Africa and much of the Americas.. Thalia geniculata is native to a large region in Africa, from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east, south to Zimbabwe and Angola.
Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot) Nelumbo nucifera (lotus root) Typha spp. (cattail or bulrush) Zingiber officinale (ginger) Yam tubers. Tuberous stem. Apios americana (hog potato or groundnut) Cyperus esculentus (tigernut or chufa) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke) Hemerocallis spp. (daylily) Lathyrus tuberosus (earthnut pea)
Scientific classification; Kingdom: Plantae: Clade: ... is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family ... (Maranta arundinacea) ...
Maranta can refer to: . The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot; Maranta, a genus within that family; Maranta as a personal name may refer to: . In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist