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Marantaceae

51 edible species

Tropical plants with distinctive leaves; includes arrowroot and prayer plant, valued for starch and ornament.

Ataenidia conferta
Ataenidia conferta

Edible: Leaves

Calathea aff. atropurpurea
Calathea aff. atropurpurea

Hul

Edible: Tubers, Root

Calathea aff. legrelleana
Calathea aff. legrelleana

Nut yam

Calathea allouia
Calathea allouia

Guinea arrowroot

Edible: Tubers, Root, Rhizome, Flowers, Leaves - flavour, Vegetable

Calathea barbata
Calathea barbata

Edible: Tubers, Root

Calathea crotalifera
Calathea crotalifera

Rattlesnake plant, Krigo bugun

Edible: Shoots

Calathea latifolia
Calathea latifolia

Edible: Tubers, Root

Calathea lutea
Calathea lutea

Cachibou, Cuban cigar

Edible: Leaves - spice

Calathea macrochlamys
Calathea macrochlamys

Edible: Leaves - spice

Calathea macrosepala
Calathea macrosepala

Calathea, Chufle

Edible: Leaves

Calathea panamensis
Calathea panamensis

Edible: Tubers, Root

Donax canniformis
Donax canniformis

Common donax

Edible: Fruit

Goeppertia allouia
Goeppertia allouia

Guinea arrowroot, Sweet corn-tuber

Edible: Tubers

Goeppertia macrosepala
Goeppertia macrosepala
Halopegia azurea
Halopegia azurea
Haumania danckelmaniana
Haumania danckelmaniana

Edible: Fruit, Nuts

Hylaeanthe hoffmannii
Hylaeanthe hoffmannii

Apu

Edible: Root

Hypselodelphys poggeana
Hypselodelphys poggeana

Edible: Fruit

Hypselodelphys scandens
Hypselodelphys scandens

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Hypselodelphys violacea
Hypselodelphys violacea

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit

Ischnosiphon arouma
Ischnosiphon arouma

Edible: Shoots

Maranta arundinacea
Maranta arundinacea

Arrowroot

Edible: Root

Maranta gibba
Maranta gibba

Edible: Root, Stalk, Leaves

Maranta ruiziana
Maranta ruiziana

Ma-ke'-ree-pa, Sio, Inchahuy

Edible: Rhizome - starch, Root, Fruit

Marantochloa conferta
Marantochloa conferta

Edible: Leaves, Rhizome

Marantochloa cuspidata
Marantochloa cuspidata

Edible: Fruit

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Marantochloa dichotoma

Maranta

Edible: Root, Starch

Marantochloa filipes
Marantochloa filipes

Yoruba soft cane

Edible: Root

Marantochloa leucantha
Marantochloa leucantha

Yoruba soft cane

Edible: Aril, Fruit

Marantochloa ramosissima
Marantochloa ramosissima

Edible: Fruit

Megaphrynium distans
Megaphrynium distans

Edible: Fruit

Megaphrynium gabonense
Megaphrynium gabonense

Edible: Fruit

Megaphrynium macrostachyum
Megaphrynium macrostachyum

Yoruba soft cane

Edible: Fruit, Stem - fibres, Leaves - button, Vegetable, Seeds

Monotagma sp.
Monotagma sp.

Edible: Root

Myrosma cannifolia
Myrosma cannifolia

Cokui, Guapo

Edible: Tuber, Root

Phrynium hirtum
Phrynium hirtum

Edible: Fruit

Phrynium imbricatum
Phrynium imbricatum

Edible: Leaves - drink flavours

Phrynium pubinerve
Phrynium pubinerve

Arrow root

Edible: Tuber, Root, Leaves - flavour, Fruit, Seeds

Phrynium sp.
Phrynium sp.

Edible: Leaves

Sarcophrynium arnoldianum
Sarcophrynium arnoldianum

Edible: Leaves

Sarcophrynium brachystachyum
Sarcophrynium brachystachyum

Yoruba soft cane

Edible: Fruit pulp

Sarcophrynium macrophyllum
Sarcophrynium macrophyllum

Edible: Fruit pulp

Sarcophrynium prionogonium
Sarcophrynium prionogonium

Edible: Fruit

Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum
Sarcophrynium schweinfurthianum

Edible: Leaves

Schumannianthus dichotomus
Schumannianthus dichotomus

Mohtra reed, Sitalpati plant

Edible: Rhizome, Root

Stromanthe jacquinii
Stromanthe jacquinii

Edible: Rhizomes, Tubers, Root

Stromanthe macrochlamys
Stromanthe macrochlamys

Edible: Leaves - spice

Stromanthe sp.
Stromanthe sp.

Kai

Edible: Roots

Thalia geniculata
Thalia geniculata

Alligator flag, Swamp lily

Edible: Leaves, Rhizomes, Root

Thaumatococcus daniellii
Thaumatococcus daniellii

Miraculous fruit, Supersweet

Edible: Aril, Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - flavouring

Trachyphrynium braunianum
Trachyphrynium braunianum

Dane

Edible: Seeds, Fruit - aril