Marantaceae (family)
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Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Liliopsida (class) > Zingiberales (order)
Descripción
Family containing around 30 genera and 350 species of flowering plants. It originated in Africa, although this is not the center of its extant diversity; representatives are found in most tropical areas of the world except Australia.
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Otros términos
- prayer-plant family (family) [en]
- arrowroot family (family) [en]