Maranta arundinacea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 2. 1753. "Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 10. Lectotype (Andersson in Nordic J. Bot. 6: 739. 1986): Herb. Clifford: 2, Maranta 1 (BM-000557503). Generitype of Maranta Linnaeus. Current name: Maranta arundinacea L. (Marantaceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 655, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197