Colocasia antiquorum Schott, 1832
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Colocasia antiquorum Schott |
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Names.
Myanmar: mahuya-pein, pein, pein-u. English: taro, kalo, dasheen, eddo.
Range.
Java. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Use.
Juice, Corm: Skin irritant.
Notes.
In India the tuber is hemostatic on injuries, cuts, burns, and honey bee stings ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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