Araceae Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Coco Yam
Hawaiian - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Malo, David, 1903, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu. Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., page 67
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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
USDA symbol: COES (
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Common names: Coco Yam
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves and stems cooked and eaten as greens.
RECRD: 60374 id: 10478