taro
Common Namesarum, arum root, cocoyam, colocasia, dasheen, eddoes, macabo, madhumbe, matabala, taro
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taro is commonly consumed in 53 countries.
Egypt
Common name: colocasia, taro
Cameroon
Common name: macabo, taro
Central African Republic
Common name: macabo
India
Common name: arum root
Dominican Republic
Common name: cocoyam
Trinidad and Tobago
Common name: dasheen
Nicaragua
Common name: cocoyam
Liberia
Common name: eddoes
Zimbabwe
Common name: madhumbe
Puerto Rico
Common name: cocoyam
Guinea Bissau
Common name: cocoyam
Haiti
Common name: cocoyam
Ghana
Common name: cocoyam
Guatemala
Common name: cocoyam
Sao Tome and Principe
Common name: matabala
Sierra Leone
Common name: cocoyam, taro
Venezuela
Common name: cocoyam
Bangladesh
Common name: arum
Costa Rica
Common name: cocoyam
Family
Araceae
Species
Colocasia esculenta
Part Consumed
Leaves, Roots, Stems
Centers of Origin
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Tropical Pacific Region