Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Huge
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia and Oceania
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Giant Taro is a tropical plant native to the rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait of Australia. Giant Taro is a massive plant that can grow up to 30 feet tall and has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Pacific islands, and elsewhere in the tropics.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
Species: Alocasia macrorrhizos