Marantaceae R.Br.

First published in Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 575. 1814 [19 Jul 1814] , as 'Maranateae'; conserved here, but also found in the preprint Gen. Rem.: 43 (before 11 July 1814) (1814)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Andersson, L. (1998). Marantaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 278–293. Springer- Verlag, Berlin.
  • Kennedy, H., Andersson, L. & Hagberg, M. (1988). Marantaceae. Flora of Ecuador 32. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg.
  • Koechlin, J. (1964). Marantacées. Flore du Gabon. 9: 91–158.
  • Prince, L. M. & Kress, W. J. (2006). Phylogenetic relationships and classification in Marantaceae: insights from plastid DNA sequence data. Taxon 55: 281–296.
  • Suksathan, P., Gustafsson, M. H. & Borchsenius, F. (2009). Phylogeny and generic delimitation of Asian Marantaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 381–395.

Neotropikey

  • Andersson, L. & Chase, M.W. (2001). Phylogeny and classification of Marantaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 135: 275-287.
  • Andersson, L. (1977). The genus Ischnosiphon (Marantaceae). Opera Botanica 43: 1-113.
  • Andersson, L. (1981)a. Revision of the Thalia geniculata complex (Marantaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 1: 48-56.
  • Andersson, L. (1981)b. The neotropical genera of Marantaceae: circumscription and relationships. Nordic Journal  of Botany 1: 218-245.
  • Andersson, L. (1986). Revision of Maranta Subgen. Maranta (Marantaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 6: 729-756.
  • Andersson, L. (1998). Marantaceae. In: Kubitzki, K. (ed.), the Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: 4. Pp. 278-293. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
  • Kennedy, H., Andersson, L. & Hagberg, M. (1988). Marantaceae. In: Harling, G., Andersson L. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador 32: 14-191.
  • Loesener, T. (1930). Marantaceae. In: Engler, A. (ed.), Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed. 2, 15a. Pp. 564-693. Leipzig, Engelmann.
  • Petersen, O.G. (1889). Marantaceae. In: Engler, A., Prantl, K. (eds), Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien vol. 2. Pp. 31-43. Leipzig, Engelmann.
  • Prince, L. M. & Kress, W.J.  (2006). Phylogenetic relationships and classification in Marantaceae: insights from plastid DNA sequence data. Taxon 55(2): 281-296.
  • Schumann, K. (1902). Marantaceae. Pp. 1-184 in: Engler, A. (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich 4(48). Leipzig.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0