Xanthosoma striolatum
Mart. ex Scott
Araceae Edible: Root, Tuber
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Description
A tropical herb in the Araceae (taro) family with edible roots and tubers.
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Edible Uses
The roots and tubers are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, South America,
Also Known As
Huaylusa, Huaylusa amarilla, Mataca
References (1)
- Paniagua Zambrana, N. Y., et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight - twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chacobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57
