6-448: Schumannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae described in 1904. Schumannianthus dichotomus is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati , a type of mat that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds. This Zingiberales -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marantaceae See text The Marantaceae are
12-547: A family , the arrowroot family , or the prayer plant family , of flowering plants consisting of 31 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
18-426: Is a spike or panicle , enclosed by spathe -like bracts . The flowers are small and often inconspicuous, irregular, and bisexual , usually with an outer three free sepals and an inner series of three petaloid-like segments, tube-like in appearance. The fruit is either fleshy or a loculicidal capsule . Many species have only a single stamen and that stamen has only a single locule , an oddity they share only with
24-459: The genus Canna . 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 Marantaceae are considered the most derived family in this group due to the extreme reduction in both stamens and carpels. The family consists of 29 genera with about 570 known species, found in
30-419: The prayer-plant family and are also known for their unique secondary pollination presentation. The plants usually have underground rhizomes or tubers. The leaves are arranged in two rows with the petioles having a sheathing base. The leaf blade is narrow or broad with pinnate veins running parallel to the midrib. The petiole may be winged, and swollen into a pulvinus at the base. The inflorescence
36-1611: The tropical areas of the world except in Australia . The biggest concentration is in the Americas, with seven genera in Africa, and six in Asia. Zingiberaceae Costaceae Cannaceae Marantaceae Lowiaceae Strelitziaceae Heliconiaceae Musaceae Phylogenetic tree of the family. Ctenanthe Stromanthe Myrosma Saranthe Koernickanthe Maranta Hylaeanthe Halopegia Indianthus Afrocalathea Stachyphrynium Ataenidia Marantochloa Monophyllanthe Ischnosiphon Pleiostachya Calathea Sanblasia Monotagma Goeppertia Phrynium Phacelophrynium Cominsia Donax Schumannianthus Thalia Trachyphrynium Hypselodelphys Sarcophrynium Megaphrynium Thaumatococcus Haumania Arilated seeds of Marantaceae are dispersed mainly by birds and mammals. In Amazonia , crickets and ants are important secondary dispersers. Rosmarinic acid can be found in plants in
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