Colocasia — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Colocasia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
Taro is a plant of the moist to humid tropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 2,700 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 21 - 28°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,800 - 2,700mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 4,100mm.
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Colocasia esculenta antiquorum
Colocasia esculenta antiquorum
Family: Araceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist to humid tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 19 - 25°c, but can tolerate 5 - 30°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 700 - 3,000mm.
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