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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 antiquorum or eddoe, [11] [12] sometimes considered a synonym of C. esculenta. [13] Colocasia esculenta or taro (L.) Schott - taro, elephant-ear - native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Sumatra; naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as Africa, southern Europe, South America, Central America, the West Indies ...
Eddoe or eddo (Colocasia antiquorum) is a species in genus Colocasia, [2] a tropical vegetable, closely related to taro (dasheen, Colocasia esculenta), which is primarily used for its thickened stems . [3] [4] In most cultivars there is an acrid taste that requires careful cooking. [3]
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) – old cocoyam Malanga ( Xanthosoma spp.) – new cocoyam Cocoyams are herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the family Araceae and are grown primarily for their edible roots, although all parts of the plant are edible.
Patrode is a unique dish originally made from colocasia leaves in the coastal regions of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu where Taro or "Colocasia esculenta" is thought to be native plant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]
C. esculenta may refer to: Canna esculenta, a garden plant; Collocalia esculenta, the glossy swiftlet, a bird species found in Asia; Colocasia esculenta, the taro or eddoe, a tropical plant species grown primarily for its edible corms
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms. Taro may also refer to: Plants. Alocasia macrorrhizos, giant taro;
Food plants in the family Araceae include Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (elephant foot yam), Colocasia esculenta (kochu, taro, dasheen), Xanthosoma (cocoyam, tannia), Typhonium trilobatum and Monstera deliciosa (Mexican breadfruit).