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Colocasia
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Botanical details
- Family
- Araceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Colocasia
- Genus description
Colocasia can be deciduous or evergreen, tuberous-rooted perennials with arrow-shaped or rounded leaves, often prominently veined; flowers are minute, on a spadix held within a small white spathe, but are seldom produced in cultivation
- Name status
Correct
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