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Arrowroot  Varieties (in English and Chinese 中英文)

 Translated by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu  興 國編譯  

Arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock) of several tropical plants.

The following is a list of commonly used plants, that the starch from the roots are being sold as arrowroot starch.

item Common Names Botanical Names Family Names
1

arrowroot maranta,

West Indian arrowroot,

obedience plant,

Bermuda arrowroot,

araru,

ararao or

hulankeeriya,

竹芋

Maranta arundinacea Marantaceae
2

Florida arrowroot

南美蘇鐵

Zamia pumila Zamiaceae
3 sweet cassava

甜木薯

Manihot esculenta Crantz Euphorbiaceae
4

bitter cassava

木 薯

Manihot utilissima Pohl. Euphorbiaceae
5

Japanese arrowroot, kudzu

葛根

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi Fabacease (Leguminosae)
       

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