Colocasia esculenta

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, Melet. Bot. 18 1832. (Syn: Alocasia dussii Dammer; Alocasia illustris W.Bull; Aron colocasium (L.) St.-Lag.; Arum chinense L.; Arum colocasia L.; Arum colocasioides Desf.; Arum esculentum L.; Arum lividum Salisb.; Arum nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Roxb.; Arum peltatum Lam.; Caladium acre R.Br.; Caladium colocasia (L.) W.Wight [Illegitimate]; Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Caladium glycyrrhizum Fraser; Caladium nymphaeifolium Vent.; Caladium violaceum Desf.; Caladium violaceum Engl.; Calla gaby Blanco; Calla virosa Roxb.; Colocasia acris (R.Br.) Schott; Colocasia aegyptiaca Samp.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott ............. Colocasia antiquorum var. euchlora (K.Koch & Linden) Schott ..............; Colocasia colocasia (L.) Huth [Invalid]; Colocasia esculenta var. acris (R.Br.) A.F.Hill ..........................; Colocasia euchlora K.Koch & Linden; Colocasia fontanesii Schott; Colocasia gracilis Engl.; Colocasia himalensis Royle; Colocasia neocaledonica Van Houtte; Colocasia nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Kunth; Colocasia peltata (Lam.) Samp.; Colocasia tonoimo Nakai; Colocasia vera Hassk.; Colocasia violacea (Desf.) auct.; Colocasia virosa (Roxb.) Kunth; Colocasia vulgaris Raf.; Leucocasia esculenta (L.) Nakai; Steudnera virosa (Roxb.) Prain; Zantedeschia virosa (Roxb.) K.Koch;                                  (≡) Colocasia antiquorum var. esculenta (L.) Schott);

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kol-oh-KAY-see-uh -- from the Greek word for Egyptian Lotus root ... Dave's Botanary
es-kew-LEN-tuh -- edible ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: cocoyam, taroArabic: قلقاس colcasAssamese: বন কচু bon kachu, পানী কচু pani kachuBengali: বুনোকচু banakochu, জংলিকচু jongli kochuBhojpuri: अरुई arui, कंदा kandaGujarati: અળવી alaviHindi: अरबी arabi, अरुवी aruwi, बंडा banda, घूयां ghuyan, कचालू kachalu, कच्चू kachchu, काला कच्चू kala kachchu, केचुक kechuk, मानक कंचू manak kanchu, नालिका nalika, नालिता nalita, नाड़ी पत्र nari patra, नाड़ीच narich, पेचु pechu, वन कचू van kachu, विश्व रोचन vishva rochan, वितण्डा vitandaKannada: ಕೇಸವೆ kesave, ಕೆಸು kesu, ಸಾವೀಗಡ್ಡೆ savigaddeKonkani: तँरँ terem, ವೇಂಟಿ ventiMalayalam: ചേമ്പ് chemp, മാണം manam, താള് talManipuri: পান panMarathi: अलें alem, आळू aluMizo: bâl, dawlNepali: अरुवी aruvee, गावा gaawaa, कर्कलो karkalo, कुचुरो kuchuro, पिँडालु pindaaluOdia: କଚୁ kachu, ପେଚୁ pechu, ସାରୁ saruPunjabi: ਗਾਗਲੀ gagli, ਗਵੀਆਂ gawian, ਕਚਾਲੂ kachaluSanskrit: दलसारिणी dalasarini, कचु kachu, कच्वी kachvi, कालकचु kalakachu, केमुक kemuka, नाडीच nadicha, नाडिपत्त्र nadipattra, नालिता nalita, पेचु pechu, शकट shakata, त्रुटिबीज trutibija, वनकचु vanakachu, विश्वरोचन vishvarochana, वितण्डा vitandaSindhi: ڪَچالۇ kachaluTamil: சேம்பு chempu, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nir-c-cempu, பேசுலம் peculamTelugu: చామ chama, చేమ chemaTulu: ಅಂಬುಗೆ ambuge, ಚೆವು chevu, ಕೆಸು kesu, ತೇವು thevuUrdu: اروي aruwi, گهويان ghuyan, کچالو kachalu, کچو kachchu, کيچك kechuk, نالکا nalika, نالتا nalita, پيچو pechu, ناڙيچ narich, وتنڐا vitanda



 
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Local Marathi name: Alu,
Bot. name:Colocasia esculenta
Family: Araceae.
Leaves, stems and tubers are cooked and eaten.
Leaves are also used in Vidarbha region  for preparing Pakodas and Alu
wadis.[?][?]
 
 
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Colocasia: i am a bit confused about the botanical identification of 'Arbi/Arvi' and 'Kacahlu'. can anyone please differentiate...
- Colocasia esculenta
The main corm (rounded rhizome) is kachalu, used in chaat. The the small lateral branches are sold as arvi, used as vegetable.
- Scars are there in plenty if observe them carefully. I am uploading my photograph
you may see this link also http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Green%20Taro.html

 
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Fruits & Vegetable week- Colocasia esculenta:   Local Marathi name: Alu,
Bot. name: Colocasia esculenta
Family: Araceae.
Leaves, stems and tubers are cooked and eaten.
Leaves are also used in Vidarbha region  for preparing Pakodas and Alu wadis.[?][?]

I think mines also same
From Arya PG College campus Panipat 


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Flora of Haryana: Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' from Delhi Parallel Branch Canal Bank Near Village Khubru Sonipat : Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii' from Delhi Parallel Branch Canal Bank Near Village Khubru Sonipat
Escape growing wildly there
escape from what? are they cultivated for eating? if I remember correctly, if this is edible variety...  it contains less irritating crystals.... than regular kochu saag.... many peole prefer them over the green stem variety... IS THAT Correct?
I dont know much about its edibility. C esculentum grown here for ornamental purposes as well as as crop. Not found wild so escape. It was observed only at one place in about 60 KM stretch of this Canal


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Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_24082011 PJ3.: Commonly seen flowering in monsoon. Date/Time-:18/08/11   -    16:30
Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-   wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- shrub
Height/Length- 70cm-1m

This is Taro [Colocasia esculenta]. Will send my photographs of this later.
My photographs of this are already available at this link :  
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/32...   
 Sending a few more.
is that alu? ???? never knew that they get so beautiful "flowers".
Rhizome called ??????? are eaten.
also leaves and stems can be eaten. Am I right?
How long does it take till it flowers?

Affirmative. The local Marathi name is Alu. Being an annual the plants sprout with the onset of the monsoons and from my records over the last few years flowering occurs mainly in August with an occasional spill over into September.
In Konkani it is called "tera", its tender leaf will be used as sabji mixed with dal is familiar in Karwar-Kaiga surrounding area


 
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TARO flower: Pic clicked in Badlapur on 29.09.11
Common English Name = TARO
Scientific name = Colocasia esculenta
मराठी = अळू
Flowering season = July to December
ID Source : Isaac Kehimkar 's book : Ref page 114 ; Flower # 240
 
 
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Araceae for identification 130812MK02: Please help me to identify this aorid plant commonly seen in running water habitats. Leaf is up to c.60cm long and inflorescence 15cm long.
Date: 28 July 2012
Place: Valparai, TN
Alt.: 950 m asl
i think it is Colocasia esculenta only.

First time, I saw the inflorescence, hence interested to know its identity. Thanks.
It is Colocasia esculenta or India Taro


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Hooghly Today : Colocasia antiquorum Schott. (wild purple var):  This is another wild variety KOCHU, found in ditches and in wet places.
(i) Leaf blade adaxially matte...... (water sometimes forming "mercury droplets") ------- C.esculenta (L.) Schott
(ii) Leaf blade adaxially glossy and wettable ..... -------- C. antiquorum Schott
(i) Leaves with a bronze margin; spathe dark yellow --------- C. nymphaeifolia Kunth.
(ii) Leaves not bronze-margined; spathe pale yellow --------- C. antiquorum Schott
F. B. I. vi. 523, describes the above species
"Flora Indica" gives more detailed account :-
I recorded these pictures today, in Hooghly.
That looks well within the range of variability of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott sensu latu (cf Plucknett 1983. Taxonomy of the genus Colocasia. In: Taro a review of Colocasia esculenta and its Potentials).
In such modified habitats, it could be a natural wild form (wildtype) taking advantage of open, wet conditions, or it could be a cultivar that has naturalised. Our present knowledge of variability in wild and cultivated populations of C. esculenta is not really enough to recognise C. antiquorum as a species (which was probably described by Schott on the basis of a cultivated form).
It would be useful to ask local people if they consider it an edible, corm-forming type, or an acrid wild form with little value, or with minor uses. If considered inedible by them, and if the same form widespread both in modified habitats and more natural environments in your area, and if it forms a breeding population - then it could be a natural population that has expanded into modified habitats. If the distribution is very localised and mainly in modified habitats, then it is more likely to be a feral (naturalised) cultivar.
The petioles of cultivated forms of taro range in colour from pale yellow through light green to dark green, purple and near black, leaf shapes are extremely diverse, spadix morphology is also diverse (sterile appendage varies greatly from absent to very long), and vegetative side shoots range from cormels, to short stolons with cormels, and long stolons without cormels.
When the morphology of a wild form lies within the range of the variability of a highly polymorphic cultigen such as C. esculenta, we need to know a lot more about a particular wild population before we can consider it it to be a wildtype, or a natural species distinct from the cultigen.
While a large section of West Bengal people likes to eat this variety of Arum others do not even touch it. It is not sold in our local market, the people collect it from its natural habitat. They call it KALO-KOCHU (black-arum).
I do not know if this Arum grows corm. But i have been told that the leaves and the foot-stalks are eaten, and the same had been noted by Roxburgh in Flora Indica.
This variety is well distributed in entire Hooghly. I cover about 30 km area to record our flora, and i have seen it in all places. The main inhabitants within this 30 km range often destroys them since they consider it as a weed. But, if left undisturbed they can grow upto 4 ft high. Roxburgh noted three wild species in addition to two cultivated species of Arum. It appears to me that it is one of those three wild ones.
We have another, more common, wild variety and i uploaded the same at - efi thread. No one eats this common variety of wild Arum.
Both of the above two varieties are more or less similar to their morphology and habitat.
 
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Hooghly Today : Colocasia antiquorum Schott. (common wild var.):  This is the most common wild variety KOCHU, found everywhere - roadside, waste-places and on the margin of ditches. 
(i) Leaf blade adaxially matte...... (water sometimes forming "mercury droplets") ------- C.esculenta (L.) Schott
(ii) Leaf blade adaxially glossy and wettable ..... -------- C. antiquorum Schott
The leaf blade of this plant show those "mercury droplets", yet i title this post as Colocasia antiquorum Schott. (common wild var.)! Because -
(i) Leaves with a bronze margin; spathe dark yellow --------- C. nymphaeifolia Kunth.
(ii) Leaves not bronze-margined; spathe pale yellow --------- C. antiquorum Schott
F. B. I. vi. 523, describes the above species.
"Flora Indica" gives more detailed account :-
I recorded these pictures today, in Hooghly.
Attaching the images, recorded on 19/6/12 at the same place and of the same population. I have more, recorded elsewhere, but currently fail to find where i kept those.
Sir, The posted pictures are of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott var. aquatilis Hassk. Pl. Jav. Rar. 150 (1848) distributed in tropical Asia as very common wild plant in moist localities.
Characterised by stolons, sterile appendix shorter and inflorescence scented.
Thank you very much Sir for the correct ID.
 
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Please help me for identifying this species collected from Kottayam district of Kerala
Colocasia esculenta
 
 
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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: SN Aug 10 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).  
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, wild herb near canals and lakes. Observed near Gudalur, Tamilnadu
 
 
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Seen at the BBC Show in Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai in March,2014.
Common name Black Magic Elephant's Ear.
 
 
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Colocasia esculenta, photographed from California.


 
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Araceae Fortnight 1 Aug to 15 Aug 2014 : Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (wild) : SK-45 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
This is wild and most common - efi thread


This is also wild, with purple petiole - efi thread
 
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Occasional dark patches on lamina can be found in some population.
 
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Perhaps this is what Sir Prain meant to be "leaves with a bronze margin..", as I wrote in my earlier post - efi thread.
I think not consistent character, because I have seen entire population having the feature as well as only one or two of a population carrying the same. Even a few have mottled lamina of same colour. Maybe some case of soil nutrients or disease affected.
Perhaps this is a physiological problem rooting from nutrient deficient soil or contaminated water..
Thanks for shaing
Yes Sir, contaminated water likely to be very probable cause.
 
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I think this known as Arbi, a common vegetable of North Indian market.
Yes Madam, found the name in Piddington, for Arum colocasia. We call it KOCHU in Bengali.
The main corm Kachalu, the swollen side branches Arvi
Am I right?
I do not know which part is known as Kachalu and which is Arvi, Piddington gives Arum colocasia for both. Yes, in Bengali, KOCHU, MAN-KOCHU, AMRIT-MAN, OL (Amorphophallus) all refers to the corm.
We call LATI (LOTI) when petiole (or sometimes tender leafy branches of other plant, eg. Lagenaria) are used as vegetable. Yesterday I saw, but don't have photographs, another variety of Alocasia indica, the leaves (lamina) of which are edible. It is called MAAN-GIRI or GIRI-MAAN in Bengali.
 
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Attached images are Colocasia esculenta  (L.) Schott (Black Magic) collected from Assam.
 
 
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Please help in the ID of this ornamental Alocsia/ Colocasia shot from Jim Corbett area in Uttarakhand.
Relatively short petiole, heavily peltate leaves suggest Colocasia, as you have already marked the photographs. Since two sides of the leaf-blade is not always symmetrical (Haines) it may be C. esculenta (L.) Schott. But, if it is smaller ornamental with lamina around 6 x 6 inch can it be C. affinis Schott.?
Can we check on Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum 'Illustris' as a possible id?
Thanks ... Perhaps you are right.
 
 
AAZ Fortnight :: Araceae :: SMP8 :: Colocasia esculanta : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Colocasia esculanta with green petiole. Edible vegetable.


 
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Arum colocasia from Mammalapuram (Oct-10). PL confirm the ID
Yes, it is Colocasia esculenta in flowering.
 
 
Local Marathi name: Alu,
Bot. name: Colocasia esculenta
Family: Araceae.
Leaves, stems and tubers are cooked and eaten.
Leaves are also used in Vidarbha region for preparing Pakodas and Alu wadis


 
Nilgiris of 21-8-14..Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
for ID pls.
Nilgiris Aug 14. 1700 MSL. Found on the banks of a narrow stream. For Id. Please zoom.
This looks like what is known as KALO=KOCHU, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, in our area. They do grow in ditches, pond-side, along streams. But, if leaves are shiny/glossy/polished it is unlikely to be Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.


 
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AAZ Fortnight :: Araceae :: SMP9 :: Wild Colocasia by roadside Konkan. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).
yes, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott., i think

Attached are pictures of Colocasia esculenta captured growing wild at SGNP, Kanheri Caves in August 2014.
Requested to please validate the ID.


 
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Alocasia or Colocasia sp. (Araceae) for ID : 16 posts by 5 authors.
Location : Lengpui, Mizoram
Altitude : 200 - 600 m.
Date : 10-07-2014

Habit : Herb (smaller than Colocasia esculenta)
Habitat : Wild (usually found in new jhums)

Note : The spadix used as vegetable. Available in Aizawl market, etc.
Spadix. Attachments (1).
To me, it is Colocasia.  In the past, I found some small wild Colocasia in the forest. 
The leaf at the far right of the photograph seems to be not peltate. If leaves are not peltate or slightly peltate, it would be Alocasia.
Same species. Attachments (5).
Yes, it is Colocasia.
It is Colocasia esculenta, it is relatively, thin stem, leaves light green
I have never seen white spathe in C. esculenta, be it wild or cultivated. FoC, FoP, FoNA inform yellow. Spadix also looks different.
Attached here a photograph of C. esculenta, length varies though not much, colour varies from lighter to darker, but never white.
Maybe it is some other variety which I do not know and which eFloras don't feature.
C. esculenta to me. Very commn to BD 
I am not telling that it is not. But ... does very common in BD mean it has to be C. esculenta?
Colocasia esculenta var. ..................  ??????
Available in some markets of Mizoram @ Rs. 20/- per bdl. Used as a vegetable. Found wild in new jhums or in the forests. Sometimes also found along roadsides.
Except C. gigantea I couldn't find any other Colocasia with white spathe. Aroid.org informs the same - http://www.aroid.org/gallery/lucas/arch/Colocasia%20esculenta%20large%20pc.html. But your plant doesn't look like C. gigantea and it may not be found in India, though wiki has it in Manipur - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocasia_gigantea! Reports on  interspecific and intergeneric (with Alocasia or Remusatia) natural hybridization can be found in the net!
Alocasia can also have peltate leaves, as can be seen in fornicata, but usually they have glossy/shiny/polished leaves. I couldn't find any Alocasia matching your plant.
(iii) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/8477/ ...... yet spadix doesn't match.
I am not objecting to C. esculenta the id suggested by others in this thread.
To me some of the pictures have already been identified in another thread. But, I have seen different C. esculenta as I stated earlier. If Bangladesh can report several new Colocasia species I think we too might have some new, specially in NE.

This is a common leafy vegetable of wet borders..
Please finalize the id..
Colocasia esculenta ??
Yes in Indonesia this is called Colocasia esculenta 'Lompong Hitam'
Yes it is Colocasia esculenta
 
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Alocasia sp.(Araceae) for ID(A.fornicata?) :  8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7).
Location : Lengte, Mizoram
Date : 23-08-2014
Habit : Herb
Habitat : It grows wild.
Same plant. Attachments (2).
This is not Alocasia fornicata (Roxb.) Schott..... this much I can say.
To me, it is Colocasia, and looks like C. esculenta
Again attaching herewith another same sp. This plant was recorded as A. fornicata in some books and internet.
Experts are requested for identification because this plant is common vegetable in Mizoram. The local name is BAIBING.
I am very sorry ..., for creating some unnecessary inconvenience to you. Yes, the net has documents as you claim. Incidentally Calla virosa Roxburgh (spadix 1/4th of subulate spathe) is BISH-KOCHOO in Flora Indica, as is Arum fornicatum Roxb.!
Please wait for experts' views................
Same colocasia (spadix)
I am really sorry ..., I have no idea.
You may please see/download this document to know differences between Alocasia & Colocasia.
As per the above document Alocasia (not sure if all species or not) spadix has brain like pattern in its appendix region (please see the attached image).
As for the name 'BAIBING' you may please see the following articles -
An article on wild plant used by people of Nagaland can be found at http://www.mutagens.co.in/jgb/vol.02/3/03.pdf which doesn't feature A. fornicata Roxb.
Also attached herewith the description of A. fornicata by Roxburgh and Haines.
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I still think it is Colocasia and maybe C. esculenta. As per one doc (I have pasted link yesterday) C. gigantea can be found in your region and the entire plant is edible. But that species is a stout one.
In C. esculenta appendix is narrowly conic. The appendix of your plant is clavate, similar to the illustration of C. fallax in FoC.
Pic DSCN1602 lacks an appendix, which is sometimes a feature of C. fallaxC. antiquorum (leaves glossy adaxially as per FoC) and very short in C. gigantea.
Please check probability of C. fallax.


 
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Hooghly-sept-sk01 : Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
This is to show three different stages of maturity of flower of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, wild variety very common everywhere.
Nice display, thanks ...


 
Root Vegetable : California : 07JAN15 : AK-12 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Seen at the Farmers Market in Fremont, the name given was Taro.
They were much bigger than the Arvi.
Would like to know the real name.
Is it Yam?

Colocasia esculenta
 
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I have been eating the savoury local dish called Patroda for many years but had trouble distinguishing the leaf from the wild variety of Remusatia. I asked a friend (a cook) to bring me some Colocasia leaves and took some comparison photographs before requesting him to prepare the dish. 
I think Patroda is Colocasia esculenta and the Remusatia species is R. hookeriana. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
My objective was also to find simple distinguishing visible features to tell them apart in the field (without collecting a sample or digging deeper to see the rhizome) and I think I succeeded. 
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
4 August 2015
Observations;
1. Colocasia leaf is thinner and has a matte surface finish.  Its oval bulges in the centre before ending in a blunt point. Remusatia is thicker, shinier and has a more elongated shape. It ends in a sharper tapering point (caudate). 
The back. First image is Colocasia and the second Remusatia
2. The V of the Colocasia is more spread out.
3. Remusatia is the top one showing its tailed point against the Colocasia’s blunt end.
I also checked four more Colocasia leaves to see if these features were characteristic (they are).
Remusatia hookeriana leaves covering the slope. The flower was photographed in May and shared on the forum. 
very nice  demo for quick id in the field or the market
there is a quicker way... ask a cook or a gujarati or a marathi lady which are the leaves for a recipe called Patra :)
love it
Thank you ... I did ask the cooks before and all they said cryptically that the ones I saw in the wild were not the edible ones. I wanted a little empirical information which as an uninitiated I could hold on to. But finally it was a cook who brought me the edible leaves and prepared the dish also.
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ANSEPT05/05 Colocasia sp. for identification : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Family: Araceae
Date: 30th August 2015
Place: Agumbe, Karnataka

Habit: Herb
I think it is Colocasia esculenta

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Colocasia esculenta ? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Location Rajnagar Kumarghat Unakoti district Tripura
Please confirm identity
Are seeds viable ? 
I think this looks like the wild type of Colocasia esculenta. According to a farmer in our area this taro may change its shape and become itchy if eaten.  
I think you are correct
It is Colocasia esculenta wild type.
Just for curiosity, I wish to know anyone has idea that the seeds germinate.


 
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I found this on Google Images from www.youtube.com : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) - 3 mb.
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Tomorrow is Makar Sankranti and in Nepal followers of Hinduism and many orther religions observe this day and eat all varities of Discorea, Colocasia esculanta and Ipomoea batatas tubers, laddu made of Sesame and raw sugar, and ghee ! And also khichadi of Rice and Vigna mungo !

  
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Nepali names of Colocasia esculenta : 11 posts by 5 authors.
Please validate following names of Colocasia esculenta ... घुइँया ghuinyaa, गग्लेटो gagleto, कर्कलो karkalo, माने maane, फक्कन् phakkan OR फाकन phaakan.

I can give names from Bihar …..कंदा , बंडा , कच्चु ........assuming we are talking about the bigger variant , which I have posted recently in Indian Flora, attached is its photo.
घुईयाँ has been mentioned , करेमु is the name it goes by in Chtrakoot region of UP. 
Size can be guessed by pomegrante on the side and also by my hand. 
Smaller variant is called अरवी , अरुई.
Correct Nepali Names: गावा Gaawaa/ कर्कलो Karkalo/ अरुवी Aruvee/  कुचुरो  Kuchuro/ बन कर्कलो  Ban Karkalo/  पिँडालु  Pindaalu 
Thank you very very much ... for the correct Nepali names, I will revise my notes.
Thanks very much … for the names prevailing in Bihar. I am assuming these are Hindi names OR are these Bhojpuri ?
Thank you for showing size variants. Gives a clear picture of the sizes.

कंदा in Bhojpuri region, बंडा in central Bihar, कच्चु in eastern part bordering WB ........ this is for the bigger variant ....... I guess there is no standard Hindi word for it, though Kachaalu seems to be prevalent in MP and some other places. 
Smaller variant is called अरवी in Hindi as well as regional languages in Bihar. 
Thanks ... May be the large and small variants of the rhizomes were once treated as separate species - which I think is now treated as Colocasia esculenta - though I am not sure.
In Konkan cuisine, we make a steamed delicacy of a tasty mixture wrapped in the leaves. We encounter both, the smaller light fresh green leaves, as well as the larger dark green. Local folks are certainly going to call them by names that will distinguish the two. 
In Marathi, we cook 2 types of अळू, one is  भाजीचे अळू (to make curry) and the other is वडीचे अळू (to make अळूवडी or पात्रा).
Are both of these Colocasia esculenta and if yes, are they related to these smaller and bigger variety? 

I think both these varieties are now Colocasia esculenta ... esculenta = edible!
One of them - Colocasia antiquorum (larger, dark green leaves, with conspicuous veins), this one is considered to be synonym of Colocasia esculenta (smaller, bright green leaves).
As much as I know, the larger, dark green leaves are used for aloo vadi / patra ... the leaves need extra treatment during cooking to kill the acridity, else can lead to harming lips, tongue, mouth, throat. The smaller, bright green leaved plant (leaves and stem), is used for curry.
Thanks so much ...
So earlier they were 2 species and now have been merged into 1.
Yes and as rightly said, we add tamarind to neutralise the acridity.
 
 
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via Species‎ > ‎C‎ > Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott ... family: Araceae
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
kol-oh-KAY-see-uh -- from the Greek word for Egyptian Lotus root ... Dave's Botanary
es-kew-LEN-tuh -- edible ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: cocoyam, taroArabic: قلقاس colcasAssamese: বন কচু bon kachu, পানী কচু pani kachuBengali: বুনোকচু banakochu, জংলিকচু jongli kochuBhojpuri: अरुई arui, कंदा kandaGujarati: અળવી alaviHindi: अरबी arabi, अरुवी aruwi, बंडा banda, घूयां ghuyan, कचालू kachalu, कच्चू kachchu, काला कच्चू kala kachchu, केचुक kechuk, मानक कंचू manak kanchu, नालिका nalika, नालिता nalita, नाड़ी पत्र nari patra, नाड़ीच narich, पेचु pechu, वन कचू van kachu, विश्व रोचन vishva rochan, वितण्डा vitandaKannada: ಕೇಸವೆ kesave, ಕೆಸು kesu, ಸಾವೀಗಡ್ಡೆ savigaddeKonkani: तँरँ terem, ವೇಂಟಿ ventiMalayalam: ചേമ്പ് chemp, മാണം manam, താള് talManipuri: পান panMarathi: अलें alem, आळू aluMizo: bâl, dawlNepali: अरुवी aruvee, गावा gaawaa, कर्कलो karkalo, कुचुरो kuchuro, पिँडालु pindaaluOdia: କଚୁ kachu, ପେଚୁ pechu, ସାରୁ saruPunjabi: ਗਾਗਲੀ gagli, ਗਵੀਆਂ gawian, ਕਚਾਲੂ kachaluSanskrit: दलसारिणी dalasarini, कचु kachu, कच्वी kachvi, कालकचु kalakachu, केमुक kemuka, नाडीच nadicha, नाडिपत्त्र nadipattra, नालिता nalita, पेचु pechu, शकट shakata, त्रुटिबीज trutibija, वनकचु vanakachu, विश्वरोचन vishvarochana, वितण्डा vitandaSindhi: ڪَچالۇ kachaluTamil: சேம்பு chempu, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nir-c-cempu, பேசுலம் peculamTelugu: చామ chama, చేమ chemaTulu: ಅಂಬುಗೆ ambuge, ಚೆವು chevu, ಕೆಸು kesu, ತೇವು thevuUrdu: اروي aruwi, گهويان ghuyan, کچالو kachalu, کچو kachchu, کيچك kechuk, نالکا nalika, نالتا nalita, پيچو pechu, ناڙيچ narich, وتنڐا vitanda
botanical names: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott ... synonyms: Arum colocasia L. • Arum esculentum L. • Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent. • Caladium nymphaeifolium Vent. • Colocasia antiquorum Schott • Colocasia colocasia (L.) Huth • Colocasia nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Kunth • Leucocasia esculenta (L.) Nakai • Steudnera virosa (Roxb.) Prain • Zantedeschia virosa (Roxb.) K.Koch ... status at GBIF 
September 14, 2019 ... Vasai Killa 
I am continually amazed at your labor of love! So many names in so many languages! Nobody else can do this!!
Thanks dear ... :) ... well, the credit for the wonderful compliment goes solely to you !!!
When I presented my first few attempts of providing compiled names to FoI (more than decade back), it was your compliments then that triggered me to take this up as a passion. Thank you very much.
Yes. Well said, …
What a nice set of sentiments, all in black and white for people to see, read and savour.
Three of my favorite persons in land of Botany, flora and fauna of India.
way back when, if I wanted to look up Indian flora or birds
I found them in WIKI commons: GARG ji
in  Flickr : Dinesh
and Flowers of India: Tabish
Did not know who were these folks,
I only knew you had superb photography skills and presented them with an open heart.
Garg ji was on creative commons,
flicker photos of Dinesh did not have watermarks
and FOI was extensive and indexed. Later came to to know the name of the owner of the site: Tabish
I am glad to know you guys.

 
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