Iyalin Arrowroot dangin Botanical ne (Marantaceae) na tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire waɗanda aka samo asali a yankuna masu zafi. Iyalin suna da siffa ta musamman, ganyaye masu siffar kibiya da dabi'ar girma ta rhizomatous. Yawancin nau'ikan a cikin dangin Arrowroot ana noma su ne don rhizomes na sitaci, waɗanda ake amfani da su wajen dafa abinci da kuma tushen gari. Wasu nau'in kuma ana amfani da su don magani, wasu kuma ana shuka su azaman tsire-tsire na ado.