Arrow-Root

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Arrow-Root in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Arrow-Root. An edible starch, derived from the rhizomes of various scitaminaceous plants, as Maranta, Curcuma, Tacca, Canna. The West Indian arrow-root is mostly from Maranta arundinacea. The Brazilian is from Manihot utilissima. The East Indian is chiefly from Curcuma angustifolia. Potato and maize starches are also a source of arrow-root. In the United States starch is secured from Cassava (Manihot utilissima) and is used as a substitute for arrow-root. See Cyclo. Amer. Agric., Vol. II, p. 199, with figure of Maranta arundinacea. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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