Colocasia esculenta – Famine Foods

Colocasia esculenta

Synonym(s):
Caladium esculentum Vent., Colocasia antiquorum Schott.

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): leaves and leaf -stalks eaten as greens. Kapingamarangi: leaves of the wild taro eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Schott
Vernaculars:
Tamil: Sainmay keeray, Shamay kilangu. Telugu: Chama kura, Chama dumpa
Misc:
[NB Shortt gives "Calladem esculuntum," the genus and species probably being misspelled.]

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