- Family:
- Marantaceae R.Br.
- Genus:
- Maranta Plum. ex L.
Maranta arundinacea L.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Guiana Shield, Caribbean, Orinoquia. Elevation range: 0–800 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Casanare, Cesar, Huila, Magdalena, Putumayo, Sucre, Vaupés.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Amaranta, Arruruz, Bordoncillo, Guapo, Guate, Jamachipeke, Maranta, Platanillo de ciénaga, Pusanga, Sago, Sagú, Sulú, Yunka oqa, Yuquilla
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- achira, bijao de agua, guapo, juajuá, pusanga, sagú
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Nativa y cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 800 m.; Amazonia, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- Preocupación Menor
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Social
- Social uses.
Native to:
Belize, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into:
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Equatorial Guinea, Florida, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Mauritius, Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Réunion, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago
Maranta arundinacea L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Whellan, J.A. [41661], Zimbabwe | 11129.000 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6615] | Maranta ramosissima | K001124307 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 2 (1753)
Accepted by
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