root vegetable taro (colocasia esculentum) on a white stool : (pix sanjiv shukla)

taro colocasia esculenta kalo dasheen godere kachaloo banda family araceae perennial tropical plant edible corm root vegetable starchy rhizome native southern india southeast asia naturalized ancient cultivated cultivation crop south east polymorphic large leaves dark green roast boil eaten bake raphides tuber palatable cuisine staple traditional papua guinea northern australia