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Maranta (plant)
Maranta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and the West Indies. ''Maranta'' was named for Bartolomeo Maranta, an Italian physician and botanist of the sixteenth century. About 40-50 species are currently recognized. They all have rhizomes and naturally form perennial clumps. The crowded oval, evergreen leaves are undivided with sheathing stalks. The leaves are flat by day and folded up as the day comes to an end, hence the common name "prayer plant" which attaches to the genus and its species - notably ''M. leuconeura''. The flowers are small with three petals and two larger petal-like staminodes. Cultivation ''Maranta arundinacea'' is cultivated to produce the edible starch arrowroot. Some species such as ''Maranta leuconeura'' (prayer plant) and ''M. arundinacea'' are grown as common houseplants in a warmish house or conservatory environment. They can be propagated through cuttings (2 - 3 leaves) or by root ...
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Maranta Arundinacea
''Maranta (plant), Maranta arundinacea'', also known as arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, araruta, ararao or hulankeeriya, is a large, perennial plant, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats. Arrowroot flour is now produced commercially mostly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Arrowroot was one of the earliest plants to be domesticated for food in northern South America, with evidence of exploitation or cultivation of the plant dating back to 8200 BCE. Description Arrowroot is a perennial plant growing to a height of between and . Its leaves are lanceolate. The edible part of the plant is the rhizome. Twin clusters of small white flowers bloom about 90 days after planting. The plant rarely produces seed and reproduction is typically by planting part of a rhizome with a bud. Rhizomes are ready for harvesting 10–12 months after planting as leaves of the plant begin to wilt and die. The rhizomes are fleshy, cylindri ...
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Leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, flower, and fruit collectively form the shoot system. In most leaves, the primary photosynthesis, photosynthetic tissue is the palisade mesophyll and is located on the upper side of the blade or lamina of the leaf but in some species, including the mature foliage of ''Eucalyptus'', palisade mesophyll is present on both sides and the leaves are said to be isobilateral. Most leaves are flattened and have distinct upper (Glossary of botanical terms#adaxial, adaxial) and lower (Glossary of botanical terms#abaxial, abaxial) surfaces that differ in color, hairiness, the number of stomata (pores that intake and output gases), the amount and structure of epicuticular wax and other features. Leaves are mostly green in color due ...
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Maranta Foliosa
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Divaricata
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Depressa
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Cristata
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Coriacea
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Cordata
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Burchellii
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Bracteosa
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Anderssoniana
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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Maranta Amplifolia
Maranta can refer to: *The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot * ''Maranta'' (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: *In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist * Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator *Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta *For Edgard Aristide Maranta, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar; for Edgar Aristide Maranta (possibly the same person), see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Ca ... *Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regimen ...
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