new cocoyam (English)

Japanese: new cocoyam(英語表記)newcocoyam
new cocoyam (English)

…Of these, taro (old cocoyam) is native to mainland Southeast Asia and is now widely cultivated in Oceania and East Asia. Yautia (new cocoyam) is native to Central and South America and is more resistant to dryness than taro. It is now more widely cultivated than taro in the Old World tropics. Others, such as giant taro, which is similar to alocasia but grows larger, and swamp taro, which is cultivated in wetlands, are still cultivated in limited areas. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "new cocoyam" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それらのうちサトイモ(taro∥old cocoyam)は東南アジア大陸部の原産で,現在はオセアニアや東アジアで広く栽培されている。ヤウテア(yautia∥new cocoyam)は中南米原産で,サトイモより乾燥に強く,現在では旧世界熱帯でサトイモ以上に広く栽培されている。それ以外のもの,たとえばクワズイモに似てさらに大型になるインドクワズイモ(giant taro),湿地で栽培されるキルトスペルマ(swamp taro)は限定的な栽培にとどまっている。…

※「new cocoyam」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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