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ColocasiaColocasia is a genus of species occurs in the humid tropical areas. They are herbaceous perennial plants with a large rhizome on or just below the ground surface. The leaves are large to very large, 20-150 cm long, with a sagittate shape. The elephant's-ear plant gets its name from the leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield. The corm or the tuber of Colocasia esculenta is edible, although it needs prolonged boiling. The word esculenta means edible in Latin. Plants named Colocasia include:
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