Taro


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

Genus
   Colocasia
Family
   Araceae
Order
   Alismatales

Crop categories

Vegetables
Tuber vegetables
Corm vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops
Staple food

Pictures


Taro culms marketed
Buton Island Indonesia
(Copyright by photographer)


Taro plant
Buton Island Indonesia
(Copyright by photographer)

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