Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Blackstem Taro being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Xanthosoma violaceum
- Xanthosoma robustum
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Colocasia esculenta
- Alocasia brisbanensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Colocasia
- Species
- Colocasia fontanesii
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