Taro culms marketed
Buton Island Indonesia
(Copyright by photographer)
Several plants in the Araceae family are called Taro. Their corms are used as vegetables. Colocasia esculenta is the most widely cultivated type of Taro.
Names
Scientific
Colocasia esculenta
English
Cocoyam
Dasheen
Eddoe
Old cocoyam
Taro
Dutch
Taro
Spanish
Taro
French
Taro
German
Taro
Italian
Colocasia
Taxonomy
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Colocasia
Species
Colocasia esculenta (Taro)
Crop categories
Corm vegetables
Minor crops
Staple food
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Tuber vegetables
Vegetables
Pictures
Taro plant
Buton Island Indonesia
(Copyright by photographer)