Taro Potato

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Taro Potato🌿

Colocasia esculenta

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A perennial herb of the Araceae family, an ancient cultivated crop native to Southeast Asia. Its underground corms are used as food.

Identification Points

  • 大型の盾状の葉
  • 葉は撥水性で水滴が玉になる
  • 地下に塊茎

Habitat

栽培(畑)

Season

夏〜秋(葉)

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Ovary position

Superior

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Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Monocots > Alismatales > Araceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous

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Sources & References

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