Maranta arundinacea L.

Description:

Kampung Hilir, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Maranta arundinacea L. Marantaceae. CN: [Malay - Ubi sagu belanda, Ubi larut (sharing name with Canna indica), Ubi bemban, Ubi garut, Ubi sagu], Arrowroot. Exact native range in neotropics obscure; widely cultivated in tropics. Source of food and folk medicines.Synonym(s):Maranta arundinacea var. indica (Tussac) Petersen Maranta arundinacea f. sylvestris Matuda Maranta arundinacea var. variegatum (N.E. Br.)Maranta indica Tussac Maranta ramosissima Wall.Maranta silvatica Roscoe Maranta sylvatica Roscoe ex Sm.Maranta tessellata var. kegeljanii E.Morren Phrynium variegatum N.E.Br. [Unplaced]Ref. and suggested reading"www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-253261www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?23393en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowrootwww.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN...