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Colocasia esculenta

Plants

Family: Araceae · Genus: Colocasia

Colocasia esculenta

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Taro is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Caribbean, Oceanian, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures.

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Growing details and traits for Colocasia esculenta in the Library.

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