Marantaceae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genera: Afrocalathea Calathea Ctenanthe Donax Goeppertia Halopegia Haumania Hylaeanthe Hypselodelphys Indianthus Ischnosiphon Maranta Marantochloa Megaphrynium Monophyllanthe Monotagma Myanmaranthus Myrosma Phrynium Pleiostachya Sanblasia Saranthe Sarcophrynium Schumannianthus Stachyphrynium Stromanthe Thalia Thaumatococcus Trachyphrynium

Name

Marantaceae R.Br. Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 575 (1814) nom. cons.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Marantoideae Eaton, Bot. Dict. ed. 4: 29 (1836) (“Marantaceae”)
      • Maranteae Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 389, Comm. 292 (1842)

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Prince, L.M. & Kress, J.W. (2006)a Phylogenetic relationships and classification in Marantaceae: insights from plastid DNA sequence data. Taxon 55(2): pp. 281-296. Available on line from ResearchGate
  • Prince, L.M. & Kress, J.W. (2006)b Phylogeny and biogeography of the Prayer Plant Family: Getting to the roots of the problem in Marantaceae. Aliso 22, pp. 645–659.
  • Suksathan, P., Gustafsson, M.H. & Borchsenius, F. (2009), Phylogeny and generic delimitation of Asian Marantaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 159: 381–395. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00949.x.

Vernacular names

English: Prayer-Plant Family, Arrowroot Family
suomi: Marantakasvit
magyar: Nyílgyökérfélék
italiano: Marantacee
日本語: クズウコン科
Nederlands: Maranta-achtigen
中文: 竹芋科
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