ARROWROOT

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canna edulis
FAMILY:Cannaceae

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Maranta arundinaceae
FAMILY: Marantaceae

There are a number of plants commonly called 'Arrowroot'. The two listed here come from different families and have different leaves, but the roots are prepared and used the same way.
Editor, 2011

Primary Reference.Arrowroot, September 1996
 Vegetables To Grow In Humid Hot-Wet Tropical Summers, March 1991
 Flecker Botanic Gardens - Cairns, January 1993
 Nutritional Facts About Tropical Fruits And Vegetables, November 1994
 Garden Plants Are Going Bush And Becoming Environmental Weeds, November 1997
 Plant Selections For A Dry Tropics Permaculture/Rare Fruits Backyard Garden, February 2000
 Fruit Trees Species List, August 2002

DATE: 2011 June 12

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