Maranta arundinacea
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644000472b51e453314738 |
| Scientific name | Maranta arundinacea |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 2 (1753) |
Description Top
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The plant is also used medicinally for treating skin irritations, wounds, and as a digestive aid.
This is a summary of Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot. This large, perennial herb is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Evidence of its domestication for food dates back to 8200 BCE. Arrowroot flour is now produced commercially mostly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is used in food preparations and confectionery, and for industrial applications such as cosmetics and glue. The plant is also used medicinally for treating skin irritations, wounds, and as a digestive aid.
This is a summary of Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot. This large, perennial herb is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Evidence of its domestication for food dates back to 8200 BCE. Arrowroot flour is now produced commercially mostly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is used in food preparations and confectionery, and for industrial applications such as cosmetics and glue. The plant is also used medicinally for treating skin irritations, wounds, and as a digestive aid.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Maranta arundinacea var. indica | Petersen | Fl. Bras. 3(3): 146 (1890) |
| Maranta arundinacea f. sylvestris | Matuda | Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 21: 340 (1951) |
| Maranta indica | Tussac | Fl. Antill. 1: 183 (1813) |
| Maranta ramosissima | Wall. | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 51 (1832) |
| Maranta sylvatica | Roscoe ex Sm. | Cycl. 22: n.º 3 (1812) |
| Maranta arundinacea var. variegata | Ridl. | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 9: 73. 1891 |
| Maranta silvatica | Roscoe | Trans. Linn. Soc. 8: 340. 1807. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | arrowroot |
| Spanish | arrurruz |
| Spanish | phrynium variegatum |
| Afrikaans | araroet |
| Arabic | المرنطة |
| Arabic | أروروت |
| Arabic | مرنطة قصبية |
| Arabic | مورنطة قصبية |
| ban | krarus |
| bcl | uraro |
| German | pfeilwurz |
| Persian | مارانتا آروندیناسه |
| Finnish | arrowjuuri |
| Finnish | nuolijuuri |
| Finnish | arrowjauhot |
| Finnish | arrowjauho |
| Finnish | arrow-jauhot |
| Finnish | arrow-jauho |
| French | rouroute |
| French | arrow-root |
| French | marante |
| Hindi | अरारोट |
| ht | sagou |
| Indonesian | garut |
| Indonesian | irut |
| Indonesian | ararut |
| io | aroruto |
| Japanese | クズウコン |
| Japanese | アロールート |
| Korean | 갈울금 |
| Latvian | niedru maranta |
| Malayalam | കൂവ |
| Marathi | आरारूट |
| Malay | ubi larut |
| nan | hún-chî |
| nan | hún-chû |
| Dutch | arrowroot |
| Dutch | pijlwortel |
| Portuguese | araruta |
| Portuguese | agutingue-pé |
| pwn | katakuri |
| Russian | Маранта тростниковидная |
| su | garut |
| Swedish | arrowrot |
| Swedish | arrowroot |
| Thai | สาคู |
| Turkish | ararot |
| Vietnamese | mì tinh |
| Vietnamese | hoàng tinh |
| Vietnamese | dong củ |
| Vietnamese | củ dong |
| Vietnamese | bình tinh |
| Chinese | 竹芋 |
| Chinese | 斑叶竹芋 |
| Chinese | 葛鬱金 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
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Western Indian Ocean
- Mauritius
- Réunion
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West-central Tropical Africa
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Bangladesh
- India
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Indo-China
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Malesia
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Indian Subcontinent
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Southeastern U.S.A.
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Mexico
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South-central Pacific
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Southwestern Pacific
- Samoa
- Tonga
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Brazil
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Caribbean
- Bahamas
- Bermuda
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Netherlands Antilles
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Venezuelan Antilles
- Windward Islands
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Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panamá
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Northern South America
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000466473 |
| UNII | S4BQ65232F |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1927 |
| USDA Plants | MAAR3 |
| Tropicos | 19700214 |
| INPN | 447849 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280408-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-253261 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 853561 |
| Observations.org | 337081 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 210060 |
| Nature Serve | 2.137769 |
| IPNI | 280408-2 |
| iNaturalist | 126240 |
| iNaturalist | 126244 |
| GBIF | 2761352 |
| Freebase | /m/0qjzt |
| EPPO | MARAR |
| EOL | 1116525 |
| Elurikkus | 298125 |
| USDA GRIN | 23393 |
| Wikipedia | Maranta_arundinacea |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |