Taro
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Names
| English | Taro |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Taro |
| Spanish | Malanga |
| Chinese | 野芋 |
| Scientific name | Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott |
About this species
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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Colocasia esculenta, llamada comúnmente quiscamote, taro, uncucha, pituca, papa china, quequisque, malanga, ñampí, yautía coco, y gabi en el español filipino, es una especie de plantas de la familia de las aráceas.
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芋（学名：Colocasia esculenta）或芋艿，俗称「芋头」，为天南星科芋属植物，其球状地下茎（块茎）可食用亦可入药，在大洋洲诸岛是玻里尼西亚人传统主要粮食；全年皆有产，花期在秋季。最早栽种的印度人约于西元前5,000年引入了来自马来西亚湿地的野生芋头，尔后又传到埃及。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Alismatales |
| Family | Araceae |
| Genus | Colocasia |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini13
- Commewijne4
- Paramaribo2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
