Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Spice, Petioles, Leaf stalk, Flowers
An erect herb. It is fleshy and produces latex. It grows 2 m tall. It has a tuberous underground stem. The leaves are flattened with the leaf stalk attached to the middle of the lower surface. The leaves have 2 lobes at the base. The leaf stalk is 1.5 m long. It is light green. The leaf blade is oval in outline and 25-120 cm long by 17-35 cm wide. The lobes at the base point downwards and are joined for half their length. The flower is a lily like flower with a fleshy stem and enclosed in a spathe. The tubular part is 3-8 cm long. The fruit is an oblong berry. It is about 1 cm long.
A tropical plant. It grows in valley forests, swamps, also cultivated between 100-700 m in China. It suits shady sites. It is often on limestone hills. Adelaide Botanical Gardens. Melbourne Botanical gardens. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Common Names: Bac ha, Batang, Bo ju, Bon, Bo rui, D(oj)e m(uf)ng, Hou bu, Kamumu, Khun, Kun, Lumpoi, Lumpuy, M(oon) to, Ok dip, Padun, Rombang, Talas raksasa, Taleh kemumu, Thamanai, Thoun, Yendem, You ti
Synonyms:
Arisaema fouyou H. Lev.;
Caladium giganteum Blume ex J. Hasskarl;
Colocasia prunipes K. Koch & C. D. Bouche;
Leucocasia gigantea (Blume ex Hassk.) Schott;
Colocasia indica Engler; ?