Araceae Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Coco Yam

Hawaiian - Drug, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Malo, David, 1903, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu. Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., page 67

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Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
USDA symbol: COES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coco Yam
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant used to make a draught and given to the sick.

RECRD: 60376 id: 10475