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[[File:Aluki5Aaluki.jpg|thumb|right|''Aaluki'', ''Keshavanagadde'', ''Taro'']]
'''Aaluki''' or '''Taro''' commonly refers to the plant Colocasia esculenta, the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the Araceae family which are used as vegetables for their [[corm]], leaves, and petioles. Thus, this article describes the "dasheen" form of taro; another variety of taro is known as eddoe or Colocasia antiquorum. Other species of taro include giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos), swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii), and arrowleaf elephant's ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
