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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Marantaceae
| image = Maranta leuconeura3.jpg
| image_width = 230px
| image_caption = ''Maranta leuconeura''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae, <br>'''[[commelinids]]'''
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
| familia = Marantaceae
| familia_authority = R.Br. (1814)
| subdivision_ranks = genera
| subdivision = see text
}}

'''Marantaceae''' is a [[botanical name]] for a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plants]]. Such a family has been widely recognized by taxonomists: it is sometimes called the "prayer-plant family".

The [[APG II system]], of 2003 (unchanged from the [[APG system]], 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order [[Zingiberales]] in the clade '''[[commelinids]]''' in the '''[[monocots]]'''. The family counts a few dozen genera, totalling hundreds of species, found in the tropical areas of the world except in [[Australia]].

The most famous species in the family is [[arrowroot]] (''Maranta arundinacea''), a plant of the [[Caribbean]], for its easily digestible starch. Several species of genus ''[[Calathea]]'' are grown as houseplants for their handsome ornamental leaves, patterned in various shades of green, white and pink.

== External links ==
{{commonscat|Marantaceae}}
{{wikispecies}}
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/marantac.htm Marantaceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). ''[http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ The families of flowering plants]: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.'' Version: 27th April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10535 Marantaceae in the ''Flora of North America'']
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10535 Marantaceae in the ''Flora of China'']
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=4619&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Marantaceae links at CSDL]
* [http://hiloweb.com/webman/mar.html Maranta (Leuconeura)] Common names: Prayer plant, Rabbits tracks
* [http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith/tips/house/prayerPlant.html Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)]
* [http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/factsheets/pottedplants/prayrpl.html Prayer plant, Rabbit's tracks] (Maranta leuconeura 'Kerchoviana')

[[Category:Zingiberales| Marantaceae]]
[[Category:Plant families]]

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-{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
-| color = lightgreen
+| name = ''Marantaceae''
-| name = Marantaceae
+| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
-| image = Maranta leuconeura3.jpg
+| color = IndianRed
-| image_width = 230px
+| image = Upload.png   <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
-| image_caption = ''Maranta leuconeura''
+| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae, <br>'''[[commelinids]]'''
+| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
-| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
+| regnum = Plantae
 | familia = Marantaceae
 }}
-'''Marantaceae''' is a [[botanical name]] for a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plants]].  Such a family has been widely recognized by taxonomists: it is sometimes called the "prayer-plant family".
+Marantaceae has 12 genera and about 160 species, of damp situations in the tropics, mostly American. The largest genus is Calathea with 60 species. The family is related to the Cannaceae, Zingiberaceae, and Musaceae. The joint at the summit of the petiole, the type of stamen-irregularity, the 1-seeded cells of the ovary, and the curved embryo are distinctive.
-The [[APG II system]], of 2003 (unchanged from the [[APG system]], 1998), also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order [[Zingiberales]] in the clade '''[[commelinids]]''' in the '''[[monocots]]'''.  The family counts a few dozen genera, totalling hundreds of species, found in the tropical areas of the world except in [[Australia]].
+The rhizome of Maranta arundinacea is cultivated in tropical America, and furnishes the maranta arrowroot of commerce; rhizomes of some other species are eaten. Many species are ornamental, mostly for conservatory.
-The most famous species in the family is [[arrowroot]] (''Maranta arundinacea''), a plant of the [[Caribbean]], for its easily digestible starch. Several species of genus ''[[Calathea]]'' are grown as houseplants for their handsome ornamental leaves, patterned in various shades of green, white and pink.
+Five or 6 genera are in cultivation in America, as Calathea (Rattlesnake Plant); Maranta; Phrynium; Stromanthe; Thalia.{{SCH}}
-== External links ==
+==References==
-{{commonscat|Marantaceae}}
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
-[[Category:Zingiberales| Marantaceae]]
+{{stub}}
 [[Category:Plant families]]

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Raffi at 05:57, 28 March 2007