Arrowroot is grown for the starch obtained from the rhizomes.
Names
Scientific
Maranta arundinacea
English
Arrowroot
Obedience plant
Dutch
Arrowroot
Spanish
Maranta
French
Arrow-root
Herbe aux flèches
German
Pfeilwurz
Taxonomy
Genus
Maranta
Family
Marantaceae
Order
Zingiberales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Root vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops
Subtropical crops