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What arrowroot plants produce edible starches?

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Other plants produce similar starches, e.g., East Indian arrowroot (from Curcuma angustifolia of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family), Queensland arrowroot (from a canna of the family Cannaceae), Brazilian arrowroot, or tapioca , of the Euphorbiaceae ( spurge family), and Florida arrowroot, or sago .

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