Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Maranta L.
MARANTA

Classification

ZINGIBERALES
Maranta

Citation

MARANTA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2. 1753.
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TYPE: Maranta arundinacea Linnaeus

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Maranta arundinacea ARROWROOT Not Native

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Allouya Allouya Plumier ex Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 931. 1775. TYPE: Allouta americana (Lamarck) A. Chevalier 1936. (Curcuma americana Lamarck 1806.)
Hylaeanthe Hylaeanthe A. M. E. Jonker & Jonker, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 175. 1955. TYPE: Hylaeanthe (Poeppig & Endlicher) A. M. E. Jonker & Jonker 1957. (Thalia hexantha Poeppig & Endlicher 1838.)
Koernickanthe Koernickanthe L. Andersson, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 240. 1981. TYPE: Koernickanthe orbiculata (Körnicke) L. Anderson 1981. (Ischnosiphon orbiulatus Körnicke 1862.)