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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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ear ache }}, {{Uses|Otorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Internal hemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Inflamed glands}}, {{Uses|Buboes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}., {{Parts Used|All parts}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{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==
===Flower===
{{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===
{{Fruit|Round||clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs||Fruiting from September to October}}
===Other features===
File:Colocasia esculenta (9589475351).jpg|Flower
File:Eddoe 2017.jpg|Roots
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13749-015-0033-x Bioactive constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1835 Mmorphology]</ref>
<ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://florafaunaweb.nparkstropical.govtheferns.sginfo/special-pages/plant-detailviewtropical.aspxphp?id=1835 "morphology"colocasia+esculenta Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivateKarnataka Medicinal Plants">[http://tropicalKarnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.thefernsM.info/viewtropicalR. Gurudeva, Page No.216, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.php?id=colocasia+esculenta "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
