Colocasia Antiquorum vs Colocasia Gigantea

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,…

Family

Araceae

Genus

Colocasia

Primary use

medicinal

Leucocasia gigantea, also called the giant elephant ear or Indian taro, is a species of flowering plant. It is a 1.5–3 m tall aroid plant with a large, fibrous corm, producing at its apex a whorl of thick, green leaves. It is the sole species in genus Leucocasia.