Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) K.Schum.

¿ stay-kee-FRY-ne-um ? -- Greek: stachys (flower spike); phrynium from phrynos (frog), suggesting marshy habitat
spi-KAH-tum or spy-KAY-tum -- grows ears (like corn), in spikes ... Dave's Botanary

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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~~~~~ 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

ಕಾಡುಕೂವೆ kaadukoove

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its wild nature and close affinity with Maranta arundinacea

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

കാട്ടുകൂവ kaattukoova

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its wild nature and close affinity with Maranta arundinacea

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

मरांटा maranta

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೂವೆ kaattukoove

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its wild nature and close affinity with Maranta arundinacea

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman islands, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 23/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 10:59 23-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 17:54 23-09-2024 ~~~~~

Marantaceae annual creeping "acaulescent herb" "Stachyphrynium spicatum" "Maranta spicata" "Phrynium spicatum" "Phyllodes spicata" "marsh maranta" "spiked arrowroot" "wild arrowroot"