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Botanical Family · Zingiberales

Marantaceae

Arrowroot Family

7 speciesOrder Zingiberales5+ well-known plants

The Marantaceae family (Arrowroot Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Zingiberales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 7 species across 6 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Maranta, Goeppertia and Phrynium. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Zebra-plant, Arrowroot and Prayer Plant.

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Representative MARANTACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Marantaceae

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementVariable
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • Pinnate venation leaf characterVenationPinnate

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

  • Flower symmetryVariable
  • InflorescencePanicle
  • FruitCapsule

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

Zebra-PlantGoeppertia zebrinaArrowrootMaranta arundinaceaPrayer PlantMaranta leuconeuraMarsh MarantaStachyphrynium spicatumBent Alligator-FlagThalia geniculata

All 7 species in MARANTACEAE

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