Colocasia is a genus[3][4] of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.[1][5] The species C. esculenta (taro) is invasive in wetlands along the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it threatens to displace native wetland plants.[6]

English: Elephant ear, Colocasia, with blossom in my back yard
Date	22 October 2016
Source	
Picture taken this morning in my back yard
Previously published: Facebook account
Author	Vsmith

Description: English: Elephant ear plant with blossom
Date	22 October 2016
Source	Own work
Author	Vsmith

They are herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface. The leaves are large to very large, 20–150 cm (7.9–59.1 in) long, with a sagittate shape. The elephant's-ear plant gets its name from the leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield.
Date	7 May 2020, 14:12:54
Source	Own work
Author	Sabina Bajracharya

Description: Latina: Colocasia esculenta
Nederlands: Taro. Foto genomen in de botanische tuin in Madeira.
English: Taro. Photo taken in the botanic garden in Madeira.
Deutsch: Taro
Français : Taro
Date	25 October 2001
Source	Own work
Author	Wouter Hagens

Description	
Svenska: Colocasia esculenta i Terra Nostraparken, Furnas, Azorerna.
Date	24 June 2014, 18:02:23
Source	Own work
Author	C T Johansson
Camera location	37° 46′ 15.61″ N, 25° 18′ 49.32″ W 	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

English: Location taken: the National Arboretum, Washington DC. Names: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, Alcocaz, Amadoembie, Amadumbe, Amateke, Arum, Bai Bon, Black Magic, Black Taro, Bon, Bon Chin Dam, Bon Nam, Callaloo, Coco Yam, Cocoyam, Colocasia, Colocasie, Dachine, Dalo, Dasheen, Daun Keladi, Edda, Eddo, Eddoe, Eddy Root, Elephant Ear, Elephant´s Ear, Elephant´s-Ear, Elephant's Ear, Elephant's-Ear, Gabi (gulay), Giant Elephant Ear, Gölevez, Green Taro, Gwaza, Inhame, Inhame-Branco, Inhame-Da-áfrica, Inhame-Da-Costa, Kalo, Katchu, Khoai Môn, Khoai Nc, Khoai nước, Kolokasie, Kolokázie jedlá, Kolokazja jadalna, Kontomire, Madumbe, Malanga, Pheuak, Phuak (Phueak), Poi, Potato of the Tropics, Purple-Leaf Taro, Sato Imo, T´a Ro T´o Ran, Taaro, Taioba-De-São-Tomé, Talas (Indonesia), Talo, Taro, Taro Potato, Tayoba, Valgomoji kolokazija, Wild Taro, Yamswurzel, Yu, Yu Tou, Таро (растение), अरबी सब्जी, अळू, कच्छु, কচু, અળવી (વનસ્પતિ), ಕೆಸು, ചേമ്പ്, താള്, ტარო (ტროპიკული მცენარე), サトイモ, 芋, 토 Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Araceae > Colocasieae > Colocasia > Colocasia esculenta.
Date	10 September 2005
Source	source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com
Author	Photo by David J. Stang

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Colocasia is a genus[3][4] of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.[1][5] The species C. esculenta (taro) is invasive in wetlands along the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it threatens to displace native wetland plants.[6]

English: Location taken: the National Arboretum, Washington DC. Names: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, Alcocaz, Amadoembie, Amadumbe, Amateke, Arum, Bai Bon, Black Magic, Black Taro, Bon, Bon Chin Dam, Bon Nam, Callaloo, Coco Yam, Cocoyam, Colocasia, Colocasie, Dachine, Dalo, Dasheen, Daun Keladi, Edda, Eddo, Eddoe, Eddy Root, Elephant Ear, Elephant´s Ear, Elephant´s-Ear, Elephant's Ear, Elephant's-Ear, Gabi (gulay), Giant Elephant Ear, Gölevez, Green Taro, Gwaza, Inhame, Inhame-Branco, Inhame-Da-áfrica, Inhame-Da-Costa, Kalo, Katchu, Khoai Môn, Khoai Nc, Khoai nước, Kolokasie, Kolokázie jedlá, Kolokazja jadalna, Kontomire, Madumbe, Malanga, Pheuak, Phuak (Phueak), Poi, Potato of the Tropics, Purple-Leaf Taro, Sato Imo, T´a Ro T´o Ran, Taaro, Taioba-De-São-Tomé, Talas (Indonesia), Talo, Taro, Taro Potato, Tayoba, Valgomoji kolokazija, Wild Taro, Yamswurzel, Yu, Yu Tou, Таро (растение), अरबी सब्जी, अळू, कच्छु, কচু, અળવી (વનસ્પતિ), ಕೆಸು, ചേമ്പ്, താള്, ტარო (ტროპიკული მცენარე), サトイモ, 芋, 토 Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Araceae > Colocasieae > Colocasia > Colocasia esculenta.
Date	10 September 2005
Source	source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com
Author	Photo by David J. Stang

This image was originally posted to Flickr by dinesh_valke at https://flickr.com/photos/91314344@N00/1125531159. It was reviewed on 21 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.