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Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

large leafed plant growing in shallow water at edge of lagoon in the Amazon basin

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
I know the name elephant ear came to mind, but the leaves look somewhat different from taro.
SukanyaDatta
Some sort of Taro plant. Also called Elephant ears. Colocasia sp. If I am correct about the ID; this is edible.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocasia_esculenta Please also check Xanthosoma sp. Good luck!
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2015

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