Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Taro / Keladi sayur/Ubi silung (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial plant growing from the rhizomes and reaching 1.5 m high. Leaves are simple, large, covered with blue-green bloom adaxially with purplish-red spots on the petiole attachment. Leaf blade is triangular-ovate, acute or apiculate at apex, rounded or cordate at base with entire or wavy margin and pinnate venation. Inflorescence in clusters. Flowers are unisexual, arranged along a spadix with female floZers EeloZ the male floZers. Female portion is conic while the male portion is cylindrical. Spadix is surrounded by a yellow spathe. Fruit a small orange berry. Rootstocks are
Locally, the rough layer of the bark is peeled and the smoothened branch is used to rub onto itchy skin. The young roots are made into an infusion and can be taken orally to
It thrives in lowland areas and along streams or riversides. It prefers fertile and moist soil under full sunlight.
Corm division and rarely seeds.
Native to tropical Asia.
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