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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
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Maranta
Species
Maranta arundinacea (Arrowroot)
Crop categories
Minor crops
Root vegetables
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables
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