Marantochloa cuspidata
(Roscoe) Milne-Redh.
Marantaceae
Arundastrum cuspidatum (Roscoe) Kuntze
Clinogyne cuspidata (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Donax cuspidata (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Maranta cuspidata Roscoe
Maranta flexuosa G.Don ex Benth.
Marantochloa flexuosa (Benth.) Hutch.
Common Name:
General Information
Marantochloa cuspidata is a slightly-branched perennial plant growing up to 2 metres tall.
The leaves are commonly gathered from the wild, especially in Nigeria, and used for wrapping food, kola nuts etc.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Range
Western tropical Africa - Senegal to the Cote D'Ivoire.
Habitat
Forest and jungle undergrowth, or by rivers in savannah[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaf attains a large size, up to 25 cm long by 15 cm wide. It thus serves as a useful wrapper for kola nuts and food[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
A fibre obtained from the plant is used to make nets[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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