Are Colocasia Antiquorum and Colocasia Esculenta in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Araceae.

Can you substitute Colocasia Antiquorum for Colocasia Esculenta?

They are close relatives in the genus Colocasia, often substitutable with flavor adjustments.

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Colocasia Antiquorum vs Colocasia Esculenta

Colocasia antiquorum · Colocasia esculenta

Colocasia Antiquorum

Colocasia antiquorum

T Traditional Use

Family: Araceae
Genus: Colocasia
Primary use: medicinal

Eddoe or eddo is a species in the genus Colocasia. It is a tropical vegetable, closely related to taro, which is primarily used for its thickened stems (corms). In most cultivars there is an acrid taste that requires careful cooking. The young leaves can also be cooked and eaten,…

Colocasia Esculenta

Colocasia esculenta

T Traditional Use

Family: Araceae
Genus: Colocasia
Primary use: medicinal

Taro is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Caribbean, Oceanian, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South …

At a glance

· Same genus (Colocasia) — close relatives, often substitutable.
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Colocasia Antiquorum: T; Colocasia Esculenta: T.