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Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Close-up of two taro roots with brown, fibrous, and patterned skin on a wooden surface. Rows of taro plants (Colocasia esculenta) with large, heart-shaped green leaves growing in cultivated soil in the Cook Islands. Lush green taro fields divided into rectangular plots with water, set in a broad valley with forested mountains in the background in Hawaii. taro corms Underground stems
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Taro: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Article updated. Oct 29, 2026
Modified link of Web site: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service - PLANTS Database - Taro (PDF). May 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Wetting characteristics of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) leaf and a bioinspired surface thereof. Apr 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Nutrition - From starch to bioactives: emerging trends in taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) research on composition, functionality, health benefits, and sustainable food potential. Jan 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Healthline - 7 Surprising Benefits of Taro Root. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: The Pharma Innovation Journal - Taro (Colocasia esculenta L): Review on its botany, morphology, ethno medical uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities (PDF). Nov 10, 2025
Add new Web site: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service - PLANTS Database - Taro (PDF). Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Nutritional Value of Colocasia esculenta Is Related to Corm Size. Jul 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies - Taro (Colocasia esculenta): An overview (PDF). May 07, 2025
Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Taro. Dec 15, 2022
Noted that taro root is a corm and added cross-references throughout. Aug 11, 2021
Added image of taro. Jan 08, 2010
Added new Web site: Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i - Kalo. Apr 07, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Taro. Feb 05, 2009
Media added. Sep 15, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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