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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Colocasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. Common names include Tarul, Karkala ko ganu, Elephant-ear, Taro, Cocoyam, Dasheen, Chembu, Champadhumpa, and Eddoe. Elephant-ear and Cocoyam are also used for some other large-leaved genera in the Araceae, notably Xanthosoma and Caladium. The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek word kolokasion which in the Greek botanist Dioscorides (1st century AD) meant the edible roots of both Colocasia esculenta and Nelumbo nucifera. It is thought that the edible roots of Colocasia esculenta have been cultivated in Asia for more than ten thousand years.They are herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface. The leaves are large to very large, 20–150 cm (7.9–59.1 in) long, with a sagittate shape. The elephant's-ear plant gets its name from the leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield. The plant reproduces mostly by means of rhizomes (tubers, corms) but it also produces \"clusters of two to five fragrant inflorescenes in the leaf axils\". Like other members of the family, the plant contains an irritant which causes intense discomfort to the lips, mouth and throat. This acridity is caused in part by microscopic needle like raphides of calcium oxalate monohydrate and in part by another chemical, probably a protease. The acridity helps to naturally deter herbivores from eating it. It must be processed by cooking, soaking or fermenting - sometimes along with an acid (lime or tamarind) before being eaten. The species Colocasia esculenta is invasive into wetlands along the American Gulf coast, where it threatens to displace native wetland plants. It is on invasive species lists for (for example) Texas and FloridaSpecies Colocasia affinis Schott - Yunnan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, eastern Himalayas Colocasia antiquorum, sometimes considered a synonym of C. esculenta. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott - Taro, Elephant-ear, Eddoe - native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Sumatra; naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as Africa, southern Europe, South America, Central America, the West Indies, the southeastern United States, and many oceanic islands including Hawaii Colocasia fallax Schott - Tibet, Yunnan, Himalayas, northern Indochina Colocasia fontanesii Schott - Yunnan, eastern Himalayas, northern Indochina Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook.f. – Giant Taro - southern China, Indochina, Malaysia, western Indonesia Colocasia lihengiae C.L.Long & K.M.Liu - Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan Colocasia mannii Hook.f. - Assam, Nicobar Islands Colocasia menglaensis J.T.Yin, H.Li & Z.F.Xu - Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Colocasia oresbia A.Hay - Bangladesh, SabahFormerly placed hereSchismatoglottis calyptrata (Roxb.) Zoll. & Moritzi (as C. neoguineensis Linden ex André)Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don (as C. indica (Lour.) Kunth)↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ↑ ↑ 3.0 3.1 ↑ 4.0 4.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 12.0 12.1 ↑ ↑ ↑"@en }

• Colocasia abstract "Colocasia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. Common names include Tarul, Karkala ko ganu, Elephant-ear, Taro, Cocoyam, Dasheen, Chembu, Champadhumpa, and Eddoe. Elephant-ear and Cocoyam are also used for some other large-leaved genera in the Araceae, notably Xanthosoma and Caladium. The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek word kolokasion which in the Greek botanist Dioscorides (1st century AD) meant the edible roots of both Colocasia esculenta and Nelumbo nucifera. It is thought that the edible roots of Colocasia esculenta have been cultivated in Asia for more than ten thousand years.They are herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface. The leaves are large to very large, 20–150 cm (7.9–59.1 in) long, with a sagittate shape. The elephant's-ear plant gets its name from the leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield. The plant reproduces mostly by means of rhizomes (tubers, corms) but it also produces \"clusters of two to five fragrant inflorescenes in the leaf axils\". Like other members of the family, the plant contains an irritant which causes intense discomfort to the lips, mouth and throat. This acridity is caused in part by microscopic needle like raphides of calcium oxalate monohydrate and in part by another chemical, probably a protease. The acridity helps to naturally deter herbivores from eating it. It must be processed by cooking, soaking or fermenting - sometimes along with an acid (lime or tamarind) before being eaten. The species Colocasia esculenta is invasive into wetlands along the American Gulf coast, where it threatens to displace native wetland plants. It is on invasive species lists for (for example) Texas and FloridaSpecies Colocasia affinis Schott - Yunnan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, eastern Himalayas Colocasia antiquorum, sometimes considered a synonym of C. esculenta. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott - Taro, Elephant-ear, Eddoe - native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Sumatra; naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as Africa, southern Europe, South America, Central America, the West Indies, the southeastern United States, and many oceanic islands including Hawaii Colocasia fallax Schott - Tibet, Yunnan, Himalayas, northern Indochina Colocasia fontanesii Schott - Yunnan, eastern Himalayas, northern Indochina Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook.f. – Giant Taro - southern China, Indochina, Malaysia, western Indonesia Colocasia lihengiae C.L.Long & K.M.Liu - Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan Colocasia mannii Hook.f. - Assam, Nicobar Islands Colocasia menglaensis J.T.Yin, H.Li & Z.F.Xu - Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Colocasia oresbia A.Hay - Bangladesh, SabahFormerly placed hereSchismatoglottis calyptrata (Roxb.) Zoll. & Moritzi (as C. neoguineensis Linden ex André)Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don (as C. indica (Lour.) Kunth)↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ↑ ↑ 3.0 3.1 ↑ 4.0 4.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 12.0 12.1 ↑ ↑ ↑".