What is Taro?
{{Distinguish|Tharon}} {{taxobox |name = Taro |image = TaroAKL.jpg |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |ordo = [[Alismatales]] |familia = [[Araceae]] |genus = ''[[Colocasia]]'' |species = '''''C. esculenta''''' |binomial = ''Colocasia esculenta'' |binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L]].) [[Heinrich Wilhelm Schott|Schott]] |}} '''Taro''' is a plant used as a [[vegetable]]. People eat its stem ([[corm]]) and its [[Leaf|leaves]]. It is grown by people in [[Oceania]]. It is one of the earliest plants that people grew. It is poisonous when raw, but is safe to eat if it is cooked. ==Images== <gallery> Image:taro_fields.JPG|One of the largest taro growing areas in the [[Hawaiian Islands]] is the [[Hanalei, Hawaii|Lower Hanalei Valley]] Image:Kalo_Loi_Harvest.jpg|Several small lo{{okina}}i or pondfields in which taro (or kalo) is being grown in Hawaii Image:Taro corms.JPG|Taro corms Image:Taro_corms_2.jpg|Another variety of taro Image:Colocasia esculenta dsc07801.jpg|Taro corms for sale Image:Satoimo(Japan).JPG|''Satoimo'' ([[:ja:サトイモ|サトイモ]]) - Taro of Japan Image:Taro burger.jpg|Taro burger </gallery> {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Araceae]] [[Category:Foods]]