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Taro (Engl.)
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
AllPerennial, smooth herb Height: 1 m or more Leaves: Leaves in a loose disc of foliage; blades Flowers: Cluster of flowers growing between the branch and the leaf (axil), cylindrical; white, up to 35 cm long. Fruits: Fruit many-seeded berry forming a fruiting head.
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Tropical Asia but is now cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions.
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
- Local Name
- Taro (Engl.)
- Family
- Araceae
- Category
- All
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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