Resources Tagged: Taro

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  1. Colocasia esculenta - Taro

    Edible Portion:Corm, Leaves, Stalks, Vegetable, Root, Flowers This plant has large flat leaves on the end of upright leaf stalks. It grows up to 1 m high. The leaf stalk or petiole joins the leaf towards the centre of the leaf. The leaves are 20-50 cm long. Near the ground a thickened rounded...
    Plant Information FPI Edible Flowers Roots Vegetables Edible Leaves Starchy Staples Taro

  2. FM 2004 LEISA Magazine Vol 20 #1

    2004-03-20 Underutilized plant species Roselle in Senegal and Mali Canahua deserves to come back Genetic erosion of canahua Growing and marketing Andean grains Fonio: a small grain with potential Taro in Vanuatu Masuku Home gardens Native fruits Marugu Women reintroducing neglected crops The slow food...
    Useful Plants Taro Home Garden Native Plants home gardening Mali Senegal Roselle Underutilized Crops

  3. Taro (Colocasia esculenta)

    2024-01-01 Taro is a major aroid that contains a starchy, edible corm high in carbohydrates. Corms are enlarged stem tissue that stores plant reserves underground. Corm size and shape vary based on variety, agronomic practices, and ecological factors. Cormels are corms that form on the sides of the main...
    Colocasia esculenta Colocascia Taro