commonly known as: marsh maranta, spiked arrowroot •
Kannada: ಕಾಡುಕೂವೆ kaadukoove •
Malayalam: കാട്ടുകൂവ kaattukoova •
Marathi: मरांटा maranta •
Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೂವೆ kaattukoove
botanical names:
Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) K.Schum. ...
homotypic synonyms:
Maranta spicata (Roxb.) Thwaites •
Phrynium spicatum Roxb. •
Phyllodes spicata (Roxb.) Kuntze ... and many heterotypic synonyms listed at
POWO, retrieved 23 September 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
marsh maranta
- name coined, for want of name; the plant thrives in marshy habitat
spiked arrowroot
- name coined, for want of name; name derived from the epithet spicata meaning spike; the plant belongs to arrowroot family
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka