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CLASSIFICATION 



acecB with the follGwing points of difference, namely, 

 the single perfect stamen has a petaloid filament, 



Fig. 263. — Sarba-jaya or Indian Shot {Canna indica) 

 ca. Calyx, CD, Corolla, st^ Staminodia. a«, Anther lobe, sty, Style. 



and one anther -lobe fertile and the other lobe 

 petaloid. Seeds with endosperm only. The Order 

 is tropical. Common plants: Arrowroot {Maranta 

 arundinaced), the bulbs of which yield starch known 

 in commerce as Arrowroot; sarba-jaya or Indian Shot 



