Maranta arundinacea

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Maranta
Species: Maranta arundinacea

Name[edit]

Maranta arundinacea L., 1753

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Maranta arundinacea var. indica (Tussac) Petersen in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 146 (1890)
- Maranta arundinacea f. sylvestris Matuda in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 21: 340 (1951)
- Maranta arundinacea var. variegata Ridl. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 9: 73 (1891)
- Maranta indica Tussac in Fl. Antill. 1: 183 (1813)
- Maranta minor Chantrier ex André in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 402 (1897)
- Maranta ramosissima Wall. in Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 51 (1832)
- Maranta sylvatica Roscoe ex Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 22: n.° 3 (1812)
- Phrynium variegatum N.E.Br. in Ill. Hort. 33: 125 (1886), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 40: 108 (1854 publ. 1856), nom. illeg. vide Thalia geniculata L. in Sp. Pl.: 1193 (1753)
Maranta arundinacea Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 7 (1837), nom. illeg. vide Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 440 (1892)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America '
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Brazil '
  - Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America '
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean '
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
- Regional: Western South America '
  - Ecuador, Peru
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico '
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:'
  - Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Equatorial Guinea, Florida, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Mauritius, Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Réunion, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 2. Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Maranta arundinacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Maranta arundinacea. Published online. Accessed: November 15 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Maranta arundinacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Maranta arundinacea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 15. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Maranta arundinacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Pfeilwurz
English: arrowroot
español: arruruz, chuchute tamalera
français: herbe aux flèches
Bahasa Indonesia: garut, irut
português: agutiguepe, araruta-comum
中文: 竹芋

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