Indian Alocasia - Indian Alocasia

Japanese: インドクワズイモ - いんどくわずいも
Indian Alocasia - Indian Alocasia

... A . cucullata Schott (Chinese taro) has circular-cordate leaves and is distributed from the Ryukyu Islands to eastern India. A. macrorrhiza Schott ((giant) taro) is widely distributed from Southeast Asia to the Pacific Islands and is cultivated for food in parts of Polynesia. One of its horticultural varieties is cv. Variegata, which has milky white spots. ...

From "Imo (potato)"

…Yautea (new cocoyam) is native to Central and South America, and is more resistant to dryness than taro. It is now cultivated more widely than taro in the tropical regions of the Old World. Others, such as the giant taro, which is similar to the alocasia but grows larger, and the swamp taro, which is cultivated in wetlands, are only cultivated in limited areas. The potato is a member of the nightshade family, which includes many poisonous plants and is native to the Andean highlands of South America. …

From [Taro]

...The varieties of taro in temperate East Asia, including Japan, are triploid, and many of them are used for their young tubers, but from Southeast Asia to Polynesia, the main varieties are diploid and use the parent tubers (illustration). Some varieties have long stolons, small underground tubers, and are primarily used for their leaf stalks and blades as vegetables. Among the alocasia species, the giant taro, Alocasia macrorrhiza Schott, is cultivated as a staple food in Tonga and Samoa. This species was once widely eaten, but now escaped and wild plants are found widely from Southeast Asia to Polynesia. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Indian Alocasia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…シマクワズイモA.cucullata Schott(英名Chinese taro)は葉が円心形で,南西諸島からインド東部に分布する。インドクワズイモA.macrorrhiza Schott(英名(giant) taro)は,東南アジアから太平洋諸島に広く分布し,ポリネシアの一部では食用として栽培される。その園芸品種に乳白色の斑(ふ)が入るcv.Variegataもある。…

【いも(芋∥薯∥藷)】より

…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。 ジャガイモ(potato)は南アメリカのアンデス高地原産の,有毒植物の多いナス科の植物である。…

【タロイモ】より

…日本を含めた東アジア温帯系のサトイモの品種群は三倍体で,子いもを利用するものが多いが,東南アジアからポリネシアにかけては,基本的に二倍体で親いも利用型の品種群(イラスト)が主体となっており,なかには長いストロンを伸ばし,地下のいもは小さく,地上部の葉柄や葉身を野菜として利用するのが主たる目的になっている品種もある。クワズイモ類では,インドクワズイモAlocasia macrorrhiza Schott(英名giant taro)がトンガやサモアで主食用に栽植される。この種はかつては広く食用にされていたが,現在は逃げ出して野生になったものが,東南アジアからポリネシアまで広く見られる。…

※「インドクワズイモ」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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