Marantaceae

The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, or the prayer plant family, of flowering plants consisting of 28 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order. Species of this family are found in lowland tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The majority (80%) of the species are found in the American tropics, followed by Asian (11%) and African (9%) tropics. They are commonly called the prayer-plant family and are also known for their unique secondary pollination presentation.

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Hypselodelphys is a group of plants in the Marantaceae described as a genus in 1950. native to tropical Africa from Liberia to Uganda and south to Angola. It contains 8 recognized species:

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Halopegia is a genus of plants native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and tropical southeast Asia (Indochina, Java). Three species are recognized as of April 2014:

Saranthe is a genus of plants native to Brazil and Paraguay, described as a genus in 1861.

Myrosma is a genus of plants. Only one species is currently recognized: Myrosma cannifolia, the cannaleaf myrosma, native to northern South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana) as well as Trinidad and the Windward Islands. It is considered naturalized in Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands.

Megaphrynium is a genus of plants native to tropical Africa.

Haumania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae. It is native to central Africa. As of March 2022, Kew and Plants of the World Online accepts three species:

Trachyphrynium is a monotypic genus of plants native to tropical Africa. The only recognized species is Trachyphrynium braunianum (K.Schum.) Baker, widespread from Liberia to Uganda.

Stachyphrynium is a genus of plants native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus with this name in 1902.

Monophyllanthe is a genus of plants native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guinea and Suriname. It contains 2 recognized species: Monophyllanthe araracuarensis S.Suárez, Galeano & H.Kenn. - Brazil and Colombia Monophyllanthe oligophylla K.Schum. - French Guiana and Suriname

Hylaeanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Central and South America. ==Species== The genus contains 5 recognized species:

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Schumannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae described in 1904.

Pleiostachya is a genus of plants in the Marantaceae family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador. It contains 3 recognized species:

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Thaumatococcus is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the arrowroot family, Marantaceae, thought for many years to contain a single species from western Africa: Thaumatococcus daniellii. A second species, however, was described in 2012: Thaumatococcus flavus, native to Gabon in central Africa.

Afrocalathea is a genus of plants native to Africa. It contains only one species: Afrocalathea rhizantha (K.Schum.) K.Schum, known from Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Cabinda, and Congo-Brazzaville.

Sanblasia is a monotypic genus of plants. At present, the only species recognized is Sanblasia dressleri L.Andersson, endemic to Panama.

Koernickanthe is a monotypic genus of flowering plants. It contains only one recognized species, Koernickanthe orbiculata (Körn.) L.Andersson, native to Brazil, Bolivia and Suriname.