marantaceous
/ˌmar(ə)nˈteɪʃəs/Botany
adjective
Belonging or relating to the family Marantaceae of monocotyledonous plants, of which Maranta is the typical genus.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Walter Bates (1825–1892), naturalist. From Maranta + -aceous, after scientific Latin Marantaceae, family name.