Colocasia esculenta

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  • Herbarium No: UPH NO. V--933
  • Colocasia esculenta
  • (L.) Schott
  • Botanical Name/Scientific Name: Colocasia esculenta
  • Genus: Colocasia
  • Synonym: Colocasia antiquorum f. acuatica Makino
  • Common/Local Name(s): taro
  • Family: Araceae
  • Botanical Description: Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as taro, is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant prized for its edible corms and large, distinctive leaves. Taro grows from a stout, underground stem called a corm, which stores nutrients and produces new shoots. The plant produces large, heart-shaped leaves with long petioles. These leaves can reach impressive sizes, often measuring over a meter in length. The leaf blades are typically green but can sometimes display purple markings. They arise directly from the corm on robust petioles.
  • Flowering/Fruiting: Flowering may be around May to June.
  • Plant Uses: Culinary Use, Traditional Medicine and Ornamental Plant.
  • Origin: Introduced
  • Locality: Choba Obio Akpor Rivers State.
  • Habit: Herb
  • Mode: Cultivated

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