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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.
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.
They often have powdery elements that absorb sweat — such as arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) powder, tapioca starch and magnesium carbonate — along with fragrances to mask odor. Most don’t ...
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]
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]
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 Arawaks and Taíno as an antidote against such arrow poisons. [137] The Caribs were also known to poison the water supply of their enemies with the leaves.