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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.
Other genera grown for houseplants includes Stromanthe, Ctenanthe, and Maranta. [citation needed] Calathea lutea has tough, durable leaves used to make waterproof baskets, and in the Caribbean and Central America, its leaves are used for roofing. Two Mexican species - C. macrosepala and C. violacea - have flowers that are cooked and used as ...
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.
A poultice of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) was used by the Arawak and Taíno as an antidote against such poisons. [18] The Caribs were known to poison the water supply of their enemies with the leaves. [12]
Maranta arundinacea; G. Maranta gibba; L. Maranta leuconeura This page was last edited on 24 October 2016, at 22:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The Caribs used the latex of this tree to poison their arrows and would tie captives to the trunk of the tree, ensuring a slow and painful death. A poultice of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) was used by the Arawaks and Taíno as an antidote against such arrow poisons. [137]