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Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; 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 .
Colocasia leaves are shown in the Kursi church mosaics as a platform, such as a plate or bowl, for serving of figs to eat. In the Levant, Colocasia has been in use since the time of the Byzantine Empire. The leaves are shown in mosaics from Palestine as a platform, such as a plate or bowl, for serving of fruit to eat.
Eddoe or eddo (Colocasia antiquorum) is a species in genus Colocasia, [2] a tropical vegetable, closely related to taro (dasheen, Colocasia esculenta), which is primarily used for its thickened stems . [3] [4] In most cultivars there is an acrid taste that requires careful cooking. [3]
The plant may reach heights of 4–6 metres, with leaves and roots much larger than Colocasia esculenta. The sagittate leaves are up to 6' 7" (2 meters) long by up to four feet (120 cm) in width, borne atop petioles or stalks up to 19' 6" (6 meters) in length and four inches (10 cm) wide.
Leucocasia gigantea is a "sister species" to another widely-cultivated 'taro', Colocasia esculenta, as well as to the alocasias, such as the large Alocasia macrorrhizos; it is speculated that L. gigantea was created as a result of natural hybridization between A. macrorrhizos and C. esculenta. [3]
C. esculenta may refer to: Canna esculenta, a garden plant; Collocalia esculenta, the glossy swiftlet, a bird species found in Asia; Colocasia esculenta, the taro or eddoe, a tropical plant species grown primarily for its edible corms
This species of Alocasia grows to about 0.5–1.6 m high, or just over 5 feet, with corms measuring 4 cm to around 10 cm in diameter and 3–5 cm wide. The leaves are big, diamond-blade-shaped, slightly “teardrop” in form, but ovate, with a light green hue and a cordate base.
The implementation of virus free tissue testing has ensured that no infected vegetative tissue can be sold and grown on Samoan soil. [10] Samoa’s epidemic served as an example for other taro exporting countries to ensure Taro Leaf blight resistance among plantations and to test tissue to ensure that the disease does not spread across other ...