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Araceae
14-Colocasia
The leaves of
Colocasia antiquorum,
taro, are very large, usually more than 2 feet long. The underground corms are high starch and are an important food crop in some tropical regions.
Photo by K. R. Robertson in Fairchild Tropical Garden.
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