Elephant's Ear Arum
Colocasia sp.
22.5417, 88.3164
Field Notes
Description:
The wild plant has big flat leaves which do look a lot like elephant ears. Yellow spadix caught my eye...usually these are cream coloured.
Habitat:
Growing wild beside a pond in Village Bawali, Kolkata.
Notes:
The leaves, stem and tuber (depending on species) are edible although some varieties cause itching of the throat when eaten. Called Ko-chu in Bangla.
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