Colocasia esculenta
COMMON NAME | Taro, dasheen |
TYPE | Bulbs |
FAMILY | Araceae |
NOTES | Grown
primarily for its edible corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food
staple in African, Oceanic, and South Asian cultures (similar to yams), and
taro is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants. This species is also
commercially grown as a food crop in Hawaii (poi is made from the tubers). |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Thought to be native to Southern India and Southeast
Asia, but is widely naturalized |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Lowland
wetlands |
WEB SOURCES |
