About giant taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae) that is native to rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait. It has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Pacific islands, and elsewhere in the tropics, in the order of tens of thousands of years. Common names include giant taro, giant alocasia, ʻape, biga, and pia. In Australia it is known as the cunjevoi (a term which also refers to a marine animal).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Alocasia macrorrhizos
- Genus
- Alocasia
- Family
- ARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In moist places close to water courses
- Distribution
- Malesia to Australasia
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- mankachu
- Bengali
- মানকচু
- Tamil
- Merukan, Merukan kizhangu, பெருஞ்சேம்பு
- Kannada
- ಬಾಲರಾಕ್ಷ Baalaraaksha, ಮರಸಣಿಗೆ Marasanige, ಮರಸಣಿ Marasani
- Malayalam
- ആനച്ചേമ്പ്
- Marathi
- kaasaalu, madi-alum
Araceae
Arum family
giant taro belongs to the Araceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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