Wild Flowering Plants
| Araceae family Colocasia esculenta (Linnaeus) Schott in Schott & Endlicher, Melet. Bot. 18. 1832. Bas.: Arum esculentum Linnaeus (1753). Dasheen. Dasheen wouj. Danma. Escaped rare herb of wet spots at middle elevations and swampy open areas. Native to tropical Asia. Also a cultivated food crop. |