Marantaceae
51 species
Tropical plants with distinctive leaves; includes arrowroot and prayer plant, valued for starch and ornament.
Ataenidia conferta
Edible: Leaves
Calathea aff. atropurpurea
Hul
Edible: Tubers, Root
Calathea aff. legrelleana
Nut yam
Calathea allouia
Guinea arrowroot
Edible: Tubers, Root, Rhizome, Flowers, Leaves - flavour, Vegetable
Calathea barbata
Edible: Tubers, Root
Calathea crotalifera
Rattlesnake plant, Krigo bugun
Edible: Shoots
Calathea latifolia
Edible: Tubers, Root
Calathea lutea
Cachibou, Cuban cigar
Edible: Leaves - spice
Calathea macrochlamys
Edible: Leaves - spice
Calathea macrosepala
Calathea, Chufle
Edible: Leaves
Calathea panamensis
Edible: Tubers, Root
Donax canniformis
Common donax
Edible: Fruit
Goeppertia allouia
Guinea arrowroot, Sweet corn-tuber
Edible: Tubers
Goeppertia macrosepala
Halopegia azurea
Haumania danckelmaniana
Edible: Fruit, Nuts
Hylaeanthe hoffmannii
Apu
Edible: Root
Hypselodelphys poggeana
Edible: Fruit
Hypselodelphys scandens
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Hypselodelphys violacea
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit
Ischnosiphon arouma
Edible: Shoots
Maranta arundinacea
Arrowroot
Edible: Root
Maranta gibba
Edible: Root, Stalk, Leaves
Maranta ruiziana
Ma-ke'-ree-pa, Sio, Inchahuy
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Fruit
Marantochloa conferta
Edible: Leaves, Rhizome
Marantochloa cuspidata
Edible: Fruit
Marantochloa dichotoma
Maranta
Edible: Root, Starch
Marantochloa filipes
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Root
Marantochloa leucantha
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Aril, Fruit
Marantochloa ramosissima
Edible: Fruit
Megaphrynium distans
Edible: Fruit
Megaphrynium gabonense
Edible: Fruit
Megaphrynium macrostachyum
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Fruit, Stem - fibres, Leaves - button, Vegetable, Seeds
Monotagma sp.
Edible: Root
Myrosma cannifolia
Cokui, Guapo
Edible: Tuber, Root
Phrynium hirtum
Edible: Fruit
Phrynium imbricatum
Edible: Leaves - drink flavours
Phrynium pubinerve
Arrow root
Edible: Tuber, Root, Leaves - flavour, Fruit, Seeds
Phrynium sp.
Edible: Leaves
Sarcophrynium arnoldianum
Edible: Leaves
Sarcophrynium brachystachyum
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Fruit pulp
Sarcophrynium macrophyllum
Edible: Fruit pulp
Sarcophrynium prionogonium
Edible: Fruit
Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum
Edible: Leaves
Schumannianthus dichotomus
Mohtra reed, Sitalpati plant
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Stromanthe jacquinii
Edible: Rhizomes, Tubers, Root
Stromanthe macrochlamys
Edible: Leaves - spice
Stromanthe sp.
Kai
Edible: Roots
Thalia geniculata
Alligator flag, Swamp lily
Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes, Root
Thaumatococcus daniellii
Miraculous fruit, Supersweet
Edible: Aril, Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - flavouring
Trachyphrynium braunianum
Dane
Edible: Seeds, Fruit - aril