Marantochloa is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1860. It is native to tropical Africa and to islands in the Indian Ocean. species 1. \n* Marantochloa alba - Gabon 2. \n* Marantochloa comorensis - Comoros, Madagascar 3. \n* Marantochloa conferta - W + C Africa 4. \n* Marantochloa congensis - W + C Africa 5. \n* Marantochloa cordifolia - C Africa 6. \n* Marantochloa cuspidata - W + C Africa 7. \n* Marantochloa filipes - W + C Africa 8. \n* Marantochloa grandiflora - Gabon 9. \n* Marantochloa incertifolia - Gabon 10. \n* Marantochloa leucantha - tropical Africa 11. \n* Marantochloa mannii - W + C Africa 12. \n* Marantochloa microphylla - Gabon, Cabinda, Congo Rep 13. \n* Marantochloa mildbraedii - Gabon, Cen Afr Rep, Congo Rep, Eq Guinea, Came