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Taro

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Taro is a root vegetable, the most widely cultivated species among several plants in the Araceae family grown for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple across African, Caribbean, Oceanian, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures, comparable to yams. The source's lead gives no domestication region or date. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Life Cycle
Perennial 1
Primary Use
Food 2
Scientific Name
Colocasia esculenta 1
Crop Class
Root and Tuber 2
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Melanesia

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Northeast India

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Southeast Asia

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1. Taro (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles.
  • Lead section, scientific name
    Colocasia esculenta
  • Lead section, classification
    It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles.
  • Description section
    Colocasia esculenta is a perennial, tropical plant primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible, starchy corm.
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2. Taro (Wikipedia)
  • lead: a root vegetable, used for their corms
  • lead: taro corms are a food staple in many cultures
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