Arrowroot Maranta arundinacea

Classification

Marantaceae [family]
Maranta [genus] (1)
arundinacea [species]

Classification

Marantaceae [family]
Maranta [genus] (1)
arundinacea [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Saba
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  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Saba
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Eustatius
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
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    Distribution description Native to southern America and northern America.
    Notes on presence status According to Howard this species was probably cultivated and escaped.

    Publications

    • Howard, R.A. 1979. Monocotyledoneae. In: Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. 3: 586. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
    • WCSP 2017. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [link]