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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Maranta arundinacea, Linn. Figs. 2324, 2325. Branched, 2-6 ft. high, tuberous: lvs. ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate and pointed, at the base rounded or truncate: fls. white in an open cluster, the upper lip roundish; staminodia surpassing corolla. Trop. Amer.; naturalized in S. Fla. B.M. 2307.—One of the sources of arrowroot, the plant being often called Bermuda arrow-root. The starch is obtained from the roots. It thrives along the Gulf coast, although little cult. There is a form with lvs. variegated green and yellow.
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