It is a plant of family Marantaceae that in Mexico say you also Kento, popal, hojal, bojillo, rosarioo, pehuajó, huajo, caporuno. Its scientific name is Thalia geniculata. In Colombia there is another plant that we say platanillo, but its scientific name is Heliconia bijai, which we also say bijao, belongs to the family Heliconiaceae. Both are used in their countries to wrap cheese, meats or tamales.
