Arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock) of several tropical plants, traditionally Maranta arundinacea, but also Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from cassava (Manihot esculenta), which is often labeled arrowroot. Polynesian arrowroot or pia (Tacca leontopetaloides), from Palawan-Philippines arrowroot ("uraro/araro"), and Japanese arrowroot (Pueraria lobata), also called kudzu, are used in similar ways. In Odisha, India, it is called ପାଳୁଅ (Paḷua).[1]