Maranta arundinacea

Taxonavigation

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

Maranta arundinacea L., 1753

Synonyms

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

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

Primary references

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

Additional references

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

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

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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