Marantaceae is commonly known as Arrowroot or Prayer Plant Family. The Marantaceae is a family from Zingiberales Order, splits from Liliopsida Class. It is a family among about 406 families in Magnoliophyta or Flowering Plants Division. The family consists of 31 genera and more than 1500 species.

Genera in Marantaceae:

Afrocalathea	Hylaeanthe	Monophyllanthe	Sarcophrynium
Ataenidia	Hypselodelphys	Monotagma	Schumannianthus
Calathea	Ischnosiphon	Myrosma	Stachyphrynium
Cominsia	Koernickanthe	Phacelophrynium	Stromanthe
Ctenanthe	Maranta	Phrynium	Thalia
Donax	Marantochloa	Pleiostachya	Thaumatococcus
Halopegia	Megaphrynium	Sanblasia	Trachyphrynium
Haumania	Monophrynium	Saranthe