Taro
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Taro is often referred to as Elephant Ear, a name also given to the ornamentals Xanthosoma and Caladium to which it is related.
Colocasia esculenta at Wikipedia
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Blue Taro, Blue Tannia
Scientific Name: Xanthosoma violaceum (André) Engl.
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Family: Araceae ...
Elephant ear taro is a massive aroid with a spectacular cluster of upwardly pointing, arrow-shaped leaf blades which can reach one metre in length.
Leaf of Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don (Image: Simon Mayo, RBG Kew)
Species Information ...
Elephant's Ear, Taro
The enormous elongated heart-shaped leaves of Elephant's Ears make them useful accents in beddings (where space permits), large containers and water gardens. Seldom-seen flowers resemble trumpet-like Callas.
Both elephant ear and taro are herbaceous perennials with large leaves up to 6 feet in length. The common name was given because of its large, elephant ear-like leaves.
Black Stem Taro
Description
Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Stem’ is a large leaved Taro with dark burgundy petioles and veins. It will grow 4-5’ giving a nice tropical look that will stand out from other green plantings.
Taro
Araceae
Colocasia esculenta, or Taro, is widely grown in the tropics for food and as an ornamental planting. The edible tubers are used in Poi and the young shoots are blanched and used as a winter vegetable.
TARO, CHINESE - Alocasia cucullata
TARWI
Greening of the Future. Part I. By Noel Vietmeyer. 1980 #2, pp 16-20, 25 ...
Black Taro - Dusty charcoal, black leaves on dark burgundy stems. Excellent for the tropical, aquatic garden. Sun or part shade. 5 ft. tall. Root hardy to 0 F
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Runner' ...
Green taro
Colocasia esculenta
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales and south-western Western Australia.
Taro is superficially similar to other large-leaved arums such as the true elephant ears (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) and the arrow arums (Peltrandra spp.), but taro is the only one with peltate leaves.
Taro - Colocasia
Voodoo Lily - Amorphophallus, Pseudodracontium, Typhonium, Sauromatum venosum
BOG/AQUATICS ...
Colocasia: TARO
Dieffenbachia: DUMBCANE
Monstera: CUT-LEAF PHILODENDRON, CERIMAN, MEXICAN BREADFRUIT ...
Alocasia macrorrhiza (Giant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear, Upright Elephant Ear, Pai, Family: Araceae)
Alocasia odora (Giant Upright Elephant Ear, Family: Araceae)
Alocasia reginae (Shell Alocasia, Family: Araceae) ...
Yellow Splash Taro [English]: Colocasia esculenta 'Yellow Splash'
Yellow Splashed Edge Hosta [English]: Hosta 'Yellow Splashed Edge'
Yellow Spotted Gurnard [English]: Tapeinocheilos queenslandica ...
Alocasia (taro) - poisonous; skin & eye irritant
Aloe - poisonous
Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) - skin irritant
Amaryllis - see Hippeastrum
Amaryllis belladona (Belladonna lily) - poisonous
Angel's trumpet - see Brugmansia ...
Black leaf taro (Colocasia esculenta ‘Illustris')
Southern swamp lily (Crinum americanum)
Umbrella palm (Cyperus alternifolius)
Zimbabwe umbrella plant (Cyperus involucratus)
Egyptian paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) ...
The most important, edible product is the corm of Calocasia antiquorum (Schott) (syn. Caladium, or A. esculentum, Linn.), Taro, which is one of the most largely used of tropical foods. Other species are similarly used.
Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) is expensive (more than $10 per bulb), but its huge, dark green leaves-almost as large as the banana plant's-thrive in partial shade or sun.
Colocasias are often called elephant ears; however, when I lived in Hawaii we knew these evergreen, big leaf plants as taro. Grown as a vegetable food, taro must be cooked or steeped in water to remove the toxic calcium oxalate before it's eaten.
Common name(s): Taro, Elephant's ear
Genus of 6 species of tuberous, deciduous or evergreen perennials from swampy or moist areas in tropical Asia, and widely grown there as a staple food.
The roots, leaves, and flowers of taro are staple foods in some tropical countries, but they must all be cooked before eating. All parts of the plant contain the compound calcium oxalate, which is destroyed by cooking.
Devil's Ivy
Pothos Ivy
Taro Vine
E. aureum bears oval, pointed, leathery dark green leaves, spotted with yellow. Grows well in the shade, but bears better foliage color in the sun.
Papyrus, Dwarf
Egyptian Paper Reed
Papyrus, Dwarf
Taro, Variegated 'Hilo Beauty'
Canna, Water
Taro, Black Princess
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Colocasia esculenta
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Colocasia esculenta. Eddo or dasheen or taro or elephant ear or kalo.
Coral plant. See Heath.
found their way to into the stew of our melting-pot society; some have gained acceptance while others have been shunned. A few tropical foods, such as the banana and pineapple, have established a permanent place at our table while plantain and taro ...
wild taro; dasheen; kalo; eddo Colocasia esculenta
wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius
winged burning bush; wahoo; winged euonymus; winged spindle-tree Euonymus alata
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 See also: Onion, Calla, Calla lily, Grape, Banana
  
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