Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Also known as Cocoyam, Wild Taro
HerboutdoorMedicinal
About Taro
Taro (; 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. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Caribbean, Oceanian, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures (similar to yams).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Colocasia esculenta
- Genus
- Colocasia
- Family
- ARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अरबी Arabi, अरुवी Aruwi, बंडा Banda
- Nepali
- कर्कलो Karkalo, गाभा Gaabhaaa, पिँडालु Pindaalu
- Bengali
- বুনোকচু Banakochu, জংলিকচু Jongli Kochu, Alti kachu
- Tamil
- சேம்பு chempu, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nir-c-cempu, பேசுலம் peculam
- Telugu
- చామ chama, చేమ chema, Chamadumpa
- Kannada
- ಕೆಸವು Kesavu, ಕೆಸ Kesa, ಕೇಸು Kesu
- Malayalam
- ചേമ്പ് Chemp, മാണം Manam, താള് tal
- Marathi
- अलें Alem, आळू Alu, चेम्पू
Botanical family
Araceae
Arum family
Taro belongs to the Araceae family.
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