Maranta arundinacea L.

 
  • Family : MARANTACEAE
    (ARROWROOT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Marantaceae
  • Species : Maranta arundinacea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Maranta arundinacea L.
  • Common name : Arrowroot, West Indian Salop, West Indian Arrowroot
  • Vernacular name : Tikhor (Hin.); Koove (Kan.); Aruruttukizhangu (Tam.); Palaguntha (Tel.); Tavaksiri (San.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Comments : Often as an ornament. Sometimes cultivated for its arrowroots, i.e, strachy tubers.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Maranta arundinacea. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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