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Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; Colocasia esculenta) 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 .
Colocasia leaves are well known for their hydrophobicity. The edible types are grown in the South Pacific and eaten like potatoes and known as taro, eddoe, and dasheen. The leaves are often boiled with coconut milk to make a soup. Poi, a Hawaiian dish, is made by boiling the starchy underground stem of the plant then mashing it into a paste. [14]
Patrode is a unique dish originally made from colocasia leaves in the coastal regions of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu where Taro or "Colocasia esculenta" is thought to be native plant of Southern India. [5] [6] Over time this dish has been adopted by various states in India. [7]
Anthurium, Epipremnum, Monstera, Philodendron and Zantedeschia are some of the most well-known genera of the family, as are the Colocasia (taro, arbi) and Xanthosoma ('elephant-ear', ‘ape), which are both cultivated for human consumption. The largest unbranched inflorescence in the world is that of the arum Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum ...
Colocasia yunnanensis C.L.Long & X.Z.Cai Colocasia fallax , the silver leaf dwarf elephant ear or dwarf taro , is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae , native to the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet and Yunnan in China, and mainland Southeast Asia . [ 1 ]
Cocoyams commonly reach in excess of one metre (three feet) in height and although they are perennials, they are often grown as annuals, harvested after one season. Colocasia species may also be referred to as taro, old cocoyam, arrowroot, eddoe, macabo, kontomire or dasheen and originate from the region of Southeast Asia.
Colocasia coryli (nut-tree tussock) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and Asia . In the north of its range, the distribution area includes northern Scandinavia , while in the south the moth is limited to montane areas of western and northern Spain, Sicily , Greece, Romania and Asia minor .
Colocasia prunipes K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1855) Leucocasia gigantea , also called the giant elephant ear or Indian taro , is a species of flowering plant . It is a 1.5–3 m (4 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall aroid plant with a large, fibrous corm , producing at its apex a whorl of thick, green leaves. [ 2 ]