Family CN: Arrowroot Family Family Code: MARANT Family Parent: [in ZINGIBERALES] Family Authority: Petersen in Engler & Prantl 1888 Summary: A family of about 31 genera and 550 species, herbs and vines, nearly pantropical (absent from Australia), and rarely extending ino subtropical and warm temperate regions. Reference: Kennedy in FNA (2000); Andersson in Kubitzki (1998b). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1