Taro, also known as edible colocasia, is a bulbous tropical plant with edible roots. It has characteristic creamy flesh with purple spots and a delicate, nutty flavour. Cultivated for centuries in ...

Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, a root vegetable most commonly known as taro, kalo, dasheen, edo'madhumbe, marope, magogoya, patra, arbi or godere.