Characteristics
A taro family herb. The corm is 5 cm across. The leaf stalk is 40 cm long. It is green to purple with spots or blemishes. It produces a single leaf that is divided into leaflets. The flower is surrounded by a white spathe. This is 6 cm long. It is cream outside and red inside. The spike like flower is 10-20 cm long. It turns yellow or orange.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
monoecy
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.05
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows on the Deccan in India. It grows in partly evergreen forests.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The corms are cut into small pieces and boiled with tamarind leaves to remove the pungent taste. They are then fried, made into porridge or used in pickles. The young leaves and leaf stalks are cooked and eaten.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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