Colocasia esculenta

Translingual

cocoyam leaves, elephant ears

Proper noun

Colocasia esculenta f

A taxonomic species within the family Araceae – cocoyam.

Synonyms

(cocoyam): dasheen (Caribbean), eddo (western Africa), elephant ears/elephant's ear, kalo (Hawaii), malanga

Hypernyms

(species): Arales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Colocasieae - tribe; Colocasia - genus

Hyponyms

(species): Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum, Colocasia esculenta var. fontanesii - selected varieties; for additional varieties and forms see Colocasia esculenta at Tropicos

References

Colocasia esculenta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Colocasia esculenta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Colocasia esculenta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Colocasia esculenta at USDA Plants database
Colocasia esculenta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Colocasia esculenta at Encyclopedia of Life
Colocasia esculenta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Colocasia esculenta at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Colocasia esculenta at Tropicos
Colocasia esculenta at Plants of the World Online

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