This is an illustration of a large taro variety called 'Takenoko-Imo', which has a parent tuber that grows long in the vertical direction. It is a variety that does not produce many daughter tubers, and the above-ground part resembles bamboo shoots, hence the name Takenoko-Imo.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Colocasia esculenta
< common name >
[JP] Takenoko-Imo
< extra >
[JP] Kyou-Imo, Ebi-Imo
Plantae Category
< family >
Araceae
< genus >
Colocasia
< species >
Colocasia esculenta
Origin
< place >
Southeast Asia
[cultivar] Miyazaki, JP
