Xanthosoma belophyllum
Kunth.
Araceae Edible: Leaves, Root, Corm
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Breezy Snyder : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A large tropical herb in the Araceae family, cultivated as a food plant.
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Edible Uses
The corms are cooked and eaten, and the leaves can be cooked and eaten as well.
Traditional Uses
The corms are cooked and eaten. The leaves can be cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Colombia, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Notes
There are 57 Xanthosoma species.
Synonyms
Caladium belophyllum Willd.
Also Known As
Chou blanc, Chou malanga, Tayove, Tayo marron, Turiara
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 926
- Purseglove, J.W., 1972, Tropical Crops. Monocotyledons. Longmans p 69
