As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Maranta
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 2 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000023099.
Literature
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Synonyms of Maranta
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allouya | Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 931 (1775) | wfo-4000001317 | ||
| Koernickanthe | Nordic J. Bot. 1: 240 (1981) | wfo-4000020129 |
Species in Maranta ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Maranta:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranta albolineata | Gartenflora xxviii. (1879) 295. | wfo-0000466383 | ||
| Maranta albopicta | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 115 (1907), nomen. | wfo-0001353709 | ||
| Maranta argyraea | Hort. Franc. sér. 2, 2: 17 1860 | wfo-1200041316 | ||
| Maranta arreati | Nursery Cat. (Éd. Pynaert - Van Geert) 1891: 13 (1891) | wfo-1000037461 | ||
| Maranta arrecta | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 115 (1907), nomen. | wfo-0001353710 | ||
| Maranta arriatii | Gard. Chron. n.s., 24: 183 (1885) | wfo-1000037496 | ||
| Maranta assymetrica | Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 176: 16 (1882) | wfo-1000037518 | ||
| Maranta bambusa | Nordic J. Bot. 2024(6)-e04289: 2 (2024) | wfo-1000075360 | ||
| Maranta bella | – | – | — | wfo-0001078202 |
| Maranta binoti | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 116 (1907). | wfo-0001353711 | ||
| Maranta bracteosa | in Vidensk. Meddel. naturh. Foren. (1889) 333 (Symb. Fl. Bras. centr. xxxiii.903). | wfo-0000466588 | ||
| Maranta cannifolia | Phytotaxa 684(1): 135 (2025) | wfo-1000078356 | ||
| Maranta cinerea | Bull. Soc. Linn. Bruxelles 1: 59 (1892) | wfo-0000466660 | ||
| Maranta concolor | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 126. 1890 [1 Jan 1890] In synon. | wfo-0001351104 | ||
| Maranta conspicua | Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 210: 14 (1885) | wfo-1200062779 | ||
| Maranta conspicua | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 116 (1907), nomen. | wfo-0001353712 | ||
| Maranta eximia | Gartenflora 27: 103 (1878) | wfo-0000466797 | ||
| Maranta flexuosa | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 17: 217 (1842) | wfo-0000466836 | ||
| Maranta florestina | Ill. Hort. 41: 177 (1894) | wfo-0000466839 | ||
| Maranta generans | Kew Bull. 80(1): [2 of 10] (2025) | wfo-1000078116 | ||
| Maranta gladioli | – | wfo-0001351105 | ||
| Maranta gladioli | – | wfo-0001348803 | ||
| Maranta gratiosa | Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 199: 13 (1884) | wfo-1000037527 | ||
| Maranta guileti | Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 116 (1907), nomen. | wfo-0001353713 | ||
| Maranta helenae | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 51: 20 (1879) | wfo-1000037486 | ||
| Maranta hoffmannii | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 202(2): 189 2023 | wfo-1000049600 | ||
| Maranta hoyeti | Gard. Chron. , n.s., 9: 440 (1878) | wfo-0000466950 | ||
| Maranta leopoldii | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 12: 160 (1892) | wfo-0000467164 | ||
| Maranta lindeniana | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 92. 1890 [1 Jan 1890] | wfo-0000467219 | ||
| Maranta louisae | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 9: 594 (1891) | wfo-0000467260 | ||
| Maranta makoyana | ex Flor. Mag. n.s., (1873) t. 53. | wfo-0000467334 | ||
| Maranta mariae | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 251 (1894) | wfo-0000467353 | ||
| Maranta metallica | Cat. Pl. Exot. (Linden) 11: 3 (1856) | wfo-1000075454 | ||
| Maranta morrenii | Gard. Chron. , n.s., 9: 440 (1878) | wfo-0000467426 | ||
| Maranta neopolystachya | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 202(2): 189 2023 | wfo-1000049602 | ||
| Maranta nitida | Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 199: 13 (1884) | wfo-1000037529 | ||
| Maranta oblongifolia | Gartenflora 27: 101 (1878) | wfo-0000467457 | ||
| Maranta orbiculata | – | — | wfo-0001078220 | |
| Maranta orbisulata | – | wfo-0001078221 | ||
| Maranta panamensis | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 202(2): 189 2023 | wfo-1000049601 | ||
| Maranta pardina | Cat. Pl. Exot. (Linden) 11: 3 (1856) | wfo-1000075455 | ||
| Maranta parvifolia | Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn (1889) 328 (Symb. Fl. Bras. centr. xxxiii.898). | wfo-0000467481 | ||
| Maranta perennis | Guia Bot. Prafa Rep. Jard. Luz : 17 (1919) | wfo-0000467488 | ||
| Maranta pierardii | Gard. Chron. , n.s., 9: 440 (1878) | wfo-0000467510 | ||
| Maranta polita | Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 199: 14 (1884) | wfo-1000037416 | ||
| Maranta regeliana | Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 955, in syn. 1895 | wfo-0000467687 | ||
| Maranta roseo-lineata | Établ. Linden, Prix-Courant 4: 3. 1849 | wfo-0000467713 | ||
| Maranta sagoreana | Bulb Book 351 (1911) | wfo-1000037415 | ||
| Maranta sagoriana | Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 92 (1863) | — | wfo-1000051695 | |
| Maranta seemannii | Gard. Chron. 1872: 323 (1872) | wfo-0000467794 | ||
| Maranta setosa | Cat. Pl. Exot. 22/23: 6 (1869) | wfo-1200062780 | ||
| Maranta striata | Gard. Chron. 1864: 671 (1864) | wfo-0000467907 | ||
| Maranta strigosa | Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. : 10 (1862) | wfo-0000467917 | ||
| Maranta testudinea | Kew Bull. 80(1): [2 of 10] (2025) | wfo-1000078117 | ||
| Maranta virginalis | Ill. Hort. 15: t. 550 (1868) | wfo-0000468097 | ||
| Maranta virginalis var. major | Cat. Pl. Exot. 22/23: 6 (1869) | wfo-1200018315 |