{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/families/marantaceae/?format=json","slug":"marantaceae","latin_name":"Marantaceae","description":"The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order. Species of this family are found in lowland tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The majority (80%) of the species are found in the American tropics, followed by Asian (11%) and African (9%) tropics. They are commonly called the prayer-plant family and are also known for their unique secondary pollination presentation.","gbif_id":8784,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/marantaceae_thumbnail_7RS7czM.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/marantaceae_thumbnail_IsHmRRi.jpg"}