Colocasia roots (Arbi 1 KG. )

Colocasia is a genus of six to eight species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical Polynesia and southeastern Asia (Wagner, Herbst, and Sohmer ). Common name "Elephant-ear", or Taro - this name is also used for some other large-leaved genera in the Araceae, notably Xanthosoma and Caladium.