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Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) G. Don

[ Family : Araceae ]
[ Synonyms : Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem.; Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach ; Alocasia indica (Lour.) Schott.; Alocasia montana (Roxb.) Schott ; Arum indicum Lour.; Arum macrorrhizon L.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth ; Colocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott ; Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Man Kachu ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Man kachu | Sanskrit : Manaka | Hindi : Mankanda | Tribal : Man saru, Sakhinkanda | English : Giant taro | Other Languages : Marambu (Mal.) ; Merickankilangu (Tam.)
    • [ Trade Name : Man kachu, Mankanda ]
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Habit : Rhizomatous herb
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Flowering & Fruiting : March--May
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