Giant Taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

"Alocasia macrorrhizos" is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae, that it is native to rainforests from Malaysia to Queensland and has long been cultivated on many Pacific islands and elsewhere in the tropics.
Giant Taro blossom Alocasia macrorrhizos,Bulgaria,Geotagged

Naming

Common names include Giant Taro and Elephant Ear Taro, while words for the plant in the various Polynesian languages include Kape, Ape, ""ta'amu"" in Samoan language, and Pulaka. In Australia it is known as the "cunjevoi".

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusAlocasia
SpeciesA. macrorrhizos
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Malaysia