Maranta can refer to: The Marantaceae family of "prayer plants", including arrowroot Maranta (plant), a genus within that family Maranta as a personal name may refer to: In author citation (botany), Maranta is Bartolomeo Maranta, the 16th century botanist for whom the Marantaceae are named and also a literary theorist Barry Maranta, Australian sports administrator Lachlan Maranta (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player, Grandson of Barry Maranta Edgar Aristide Maranta (1897–1975), Swiss-born archbishop of Zanzibar Maranta, a character in the Dragonlance series; see List of minor Dragonlance characters#Kang's Regiment

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