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SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyMarantaceae
Native toBelize, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti
Observations recorded4,504
Maranta sylvatica Roscoe ex Smith
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葛鬱金（學名：Maranta arundinacea），又稱竹芋、粉薯、太白薯、太白筍、美人蕉、藕仔薯或金筍，為一多年生植物，常見於熱帶雨林。葛鬱金所製成的澱粉常在餐飲烹飪上用於勾芡等用途，其使用最早可追溯至西元前8200年的南美洲北部。
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Botanical taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCrops originating from South AmericaCrops originating from the AmericasEarly agriculture in MesoamericaEconomy of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEdible plantsFlora of MexicoFlora of Southern AmericaHouse plantsMaranta (plant)Native American cuisinePlants described in 1753