| Family Name | Araceae |
| Scientific name | Colocasia esculenta |
| Common name | Taro |
| Growth habit | Like to live in place with high temperature and high humidity. It starts germinate at the temperature around 13～15℃, and lives at a temperature higher than 20℃, at last, it starts to grow at a temperature around 27～30℃ |
| Leaf | Shield-shaped leaves, the petiole is long, green or purple in colour |
| Flower | Indicate stomach pain, vomiting blood, uterine prolapse, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse |
| Fruit | The base of the plant form a shortened stem, the gradual accumulation of nutrients into the fleshy bulbs |
| More to learn | The place that it lives must have fertile soil, adequate light and with pH value 5.5-7.0 it’s florescence is in autumn it can use as making Cantonese dishes, or even dessert |
| Properties | Taste soft and sweet, sometimes bitter in taste |
| Treats | It can strengthen people’s immune function, also, it is a food that can prevent cancer. It can have a good supporting role for the cancer patients after their surgery |
| Reference | Growth habit, Leaf flower Treats, Properties, Fruit |