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Marantaceae
The
Marantaceae
are a
family
, the
arrowroot family
, of
flowering plants
known for its large
starchy
rhizomes
. It is sometimes called the
prayer-plant family
. Combined
morphological
and
DNA
phylogenetic
analyses indicate the family originated in
Africa
, although this is not the center of its
extant
diversity
.
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