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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.
Some species such as Maranta leuconeura (prayer plant) and M. arundinacea are grown as houseplants in a warmish house or conservatory environment. They can be propagated through cuttings (2 - 3 leaves ) or by root division .
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.
The name is derived from uraró (also araró, araru, aroru, or aruru), the Tagalog and Spanish common name of the maranta arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, the source of the flour. [3] [4] [5] It is also called galletas de Lilio (Spanish for 'Liliw biscuits'), after the town of Liliw in Laguna, where it is a regional specialty. [1]
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)