Arrowleaf Elephant Ear
Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This crop is usually cultivated as a tuber vegetable, but also the leaves and stems can be eaten.
The name Cocoyam can be a bit confusing as it is also used for Taro, which is a similar looking crop but is actually a different species.
Names
Scientific
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
English
Arrowleaf elephant ear
Arrowleaf elephant’s ear
Cocoyam
New cocoyam
Tannia
Yautia
Dutch
Tayer
Spanish
Oreja de elefante
German
Malanga
Tania
Tannia
Taxonomy
Genus
Xanthosoma
Family
Araceae
Order
Alismatales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Tuber vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Arrowleaf Elephant Ear
Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons