Arrowroot vs Bed-jacket

Maranta arundinacea compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Bed-jacket
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Zingiberales (姜目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Marantaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Maranta	Alectryon
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowroot and Bed-jacket share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (木兰植物门)

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.