Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A variegated arrow root plant.


I thought it was a stromanthe, but it is not! It is a perennial variegated arrowroot plant, a former important food crop for its starch.
















Plant Zingiberales/Marantaceae/Maranta arundinacea
Common name Arrow root,ararao, araru, bermuda, obedience plant
Location Diliman, Quezon City
Camera Samsung WB150F
Photographer Dr. Ernesto P. Adorio
Reference Wikipedia
Acknowledgment Ella Bernales Jacildo (common name: arrowroot)


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