Marantaceae
51 edible species
Tropical plants with distinctive leaves; includes arrowroot and prayer plant, valued for starch and ornament.
Edible: Leaves
Hul
Edible: Tubers, Root
Nut yam
Guinea arrowroot
Edible: Tubers, Root, Rhizome, Flowers, Leaves - flavour, Vegetable
Edible: Tubers, Root
Rattlesnake plant, Krigo bugun
Edible: Shoots
Edible: Tubers, Root
Cachibou, Cuban cigar
Edible: Leaves - spice
Edible: Leaves - spice
Calathea, Chufle
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Tubers, Root
Common donax
Edible: Fruit
Guinea arrowroot, Sweet corn-tuber
Edible: Tubers
Edible: Fruit, Nuts
Apu
Edible: Root
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit
Edible: Shoots
Arrowroot
Edible: Root
Edible: Root, Stalk, Leaves
Ma-ke'-ree-pa, Sio, Inchahuy
Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Fruit
Edible: Leaves, Rhizome
Edible: Fruit
Maranta
Edible: Root, Starch
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Root
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Aril, Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Fruit, Stem - fibres, Leaves - button, Vegetable, Seeds
Edible: Root
Cokui, Guapo
Edible: Tuber, Root
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves - drink flavours
Arrow root
Edible: Tuber, Root, Leaves - flavour, Fruit, Seeds
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Yoruba soft cane
Edible: Fruit pulp
Edible: Fruit pulp
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves
Mohtra reed, Sitalpati plant
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Edible: Rhizomes, Tubers, Root
Edible: Leaves - spice
Kai
Edible: Roots
Alligator flag, Swamp lily
Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes, Root
Miraculous fruit, Supersweet
Edible: Aril, Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - flavouring
Dane
Edible: Seeds, Fruit - aril