Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Corm crop grown for its starchy underground corm and edible leaves, a staple across the tropics.
Family
Araceae
Temperature
21-28°C (absolute 10-35°C)
Rainfall
1800-2700mm (absolute 1000-4100mm)
Altitude
2700m
Soil pH
5.5-6.5 (absolute 4.3-8.2)
Soil types
Heavy moist fertile soils, often flooded paddies.