Thalia geniculata
L.
Marantaceae
Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl.
Maranta flexuosa C.Presl
Maranta geniculata (L.) Lam.
Renealmia erecta (Vell.) D.Dietr.
Renealmia geniculata (L.) D.Dietr.
Thalia altissima Klotzsch
Thalia angustifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.
Thalia caerulea Ridl.
Thalia dipetala Gagnep.
Thalia divaricata Chapm.
Thalia erecta Vell.
Thalia schumanniana De Wild.
Thalia trichocalyx Gagnep.
Thalia welwitschii Ridl.
Common Name:
Plant growing at the Rama IX Royal Park , Bangkok, Thailand
Photograph by: Tony Rodd
General Information
Thalia geniculata is a rather stout, herbaceous plant growing 2 - 4 metres tall from a tuberous rhizome.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local consumption of its edible leaves and roots.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
Range
Africa - Senegal to Sudan, south to Angola and Zimbabwe; S. America - Argentina north through C. America to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to SE N. Amer
Habitat
Shallow water of open swamps, at or near sea level in Guatemala[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].
Roots - cooked[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
]. They can be baked and eaten as a vegetable, or the starch can be extracted to make a sort of arrowroot[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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