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'''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). ==Uses=={{Uses|ear ache }}, {{Uses|otorrhoea}}, {{Uses|internal hemorrhages}}, {{Uses|inflamed glands}}, {{Uses|buboes}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|piles}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Stems}}. ==Chemical Composition==The bioactive constituents and antioxidant activities of raw, fried and decoctions of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) tubers were investigated. The raw form contained considerable amounts of proximates, phytochemicals, minerals, vitamins, amylose, amylopectin and antioxidants (determined from carotenoid, reducing power and 2,2 diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays)<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Kesavedantu, Keshavanagadde|ml=Chempu, Chempakizhanna|sa=|ta=Sempu, shamakkilangu|te=Chamadumpa, Chamagadda|hi=Arvi, Ashukachu|en=Taro, cocoyam, Green taro}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Perennial==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Non-Palm Foliage (Cordate)|Foliar Venation is Pinnate / Net and Foliar Margin is Entire - Wavy / Undulate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

== Description =Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|4-10cm long|Yellow / Golden|5-10|Flower Grouping is Cluster / Inflorescence and Inflorescence Type is Spathe & Spadix}}

It is a perennial, tropical plant primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible starchy corm, and as a leaf vegetable===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0. It is a food staple 4 in African, Oceanic and South Indian cultures and is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants. <ref name="des"/> Colocasia is thought to have originated in the Indomalaya ecozone) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, perhaps in East India, Nepal and Bangladesh, and spread by cultivation eastward into Southeast Asia, East Asia and the Pacific Islands; westward to Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean Basin; and then southward and westward from there into East Africa and West Africa, where it spread to the Caribbean and Americas. It is known by many local names and often referred to as "elephant ears" when grown as an ornamental plant.Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}

== Uses =Other features===

*The starch is easily digestible, and since ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the grains are fine and small it herb is often used for baby food.==*Young taro leaves and stems can be eaten after boiling twice to remove the acrid flavor and the leaves are a good source of vitamins A and C and contain more protein than the corms.[[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''

==Common nameWhere to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}.

* '''English''' - Green ==How to plant/cultivate==Taro* '''Kannada''' 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 - ಕೆಸವೆದಂಟು * '''Hindi''' 28°c, but can tolerate 10 - अरवी35°c<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

== References Commonly seen growing in areas== {{Commonly seen|Trophical areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Humid region}}. <references>==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="desleft" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">[httpsFile://enOdermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.wikipedia0.org/wiki/Biomarkers_of_aging wikipedia]jpg</refgallery></references>==References==

<references> <ref name== External Links =="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13749-015-0033-x "spring link"]</ref>

*<ref name="Leaf">[https://enflorafaunaweb.wikipedianparks.org/wiki/Taro Taro]*[http://wwwgov.flowersofindia.netsg/catalogspecial-pages/slides/Green%20Taroplant-detail.html flowersofinddiaaspx?id=1835 "Nationalpark"]</ref>