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Maranta arundinacea
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Family:
MARANTACEAE
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Citation: Maranta arundinacea L., Sp. Pl. 2. 1753; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1495(1045). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 288. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 408. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 381. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 394. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 800. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 475. 1994; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 867. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Koovva, Kochikuva
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Arrow root, West Indian arrowroot
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Description:
Rhizomatous herbs. Leaves 20 x 7.5 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, nerves many, closely parallel, obliquely diverging from the midrib; leaf-stalk often winged; sheath open, to 10.5 cm long. Flowers white in pairs, on long, axillary peduncles; bracts prominent, to 1.3 cm. Perianth differentiated in to calyx and corolla; sepals free; corolla tubular, unequally 3-lobed, to 2.3 cm long. Stamen 1; style stout. Capsule loculicidal.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Kottayam, Kasaragode, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Taliparamba
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