Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Marantaceae

Genus:

Marantochloa

Species:

Marantochloa mannii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan, West Tropical Africa: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is.