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 '''Aaluki''' or '''Taro''' commonly refers to the plant Colocasia esculenta, the . 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). 

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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|StemsStem}}, {{Parts Used|All parts}}.

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|kn=Kesavedantu, Keshavanagaddeಕೇಸವೆ Kesave|ml=Chempu, Chempakizhanna|sa=Dalasarini|ta=Sempu, shamakkilangu|te=Chamadumpa, Chamagadda|pa=Gagli|gu=Alavi|hi=Arvi, Ashukachu|en=Taro, cocoyam, Green taro|mr=Alvancha kanda}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===

{{Flower|Unisexual|4-10cm long|Yellow / Golden|5-10|Flower Grouping is Cluster / Inflorescence and Inflorescence Type is Spathe & Spadix. Flowering from September to October}}

{{Fruit|Round||clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs||Fruiting from September to October}}

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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13749-015-0033-x "spring link"Bioactive constituents]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1835 Mmorphology]</ref><ref name="NationalparkCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/colocasia-esculenta Common names]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=colocasia+esculenta Cultivation Details]</ref><ref name="practical palntsUses"]>Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 216</ref>

* [http://www.ijnpnd.com/article.asp?issn=2231-0738;year=2011;volume=1;issue=2;spage=90;epage=96;aulast=PrajapatiColocasia esculenta: A potent indigenous plant]* [http://www.catrinajournal.com/paper_info/id/218Chemical Constituents of Colocasia esculenta leaves]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615003722Crude extract from taro (Colocasia esculenta) as a natural source of bioactive proteins]* [https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/colocasia-esculenta/Colocasia esculent on Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants]