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Elephant ear

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Description:

huge green leafs

Habitat:

rainforrest, parks

Notes:

natures umbrellas :)

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I'm not sure about this species roots being edible but they are very similar to Taro, which is probably what you heard about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro

nature´s umbrellas! I´ve heard that they have edible roots? is that true?

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Jan 25, 2011
Submitted on Jun 1, 2011

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