Alocasia macrorrhizos
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Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae, that it is native to rainforests from Malaysia to Queensland[2] and has long been cultivated on many Pacific islands and elsewhere in the tropics. Common names include Giant Taro and Elephant Ear Taro, while words for the plant in the various Polynesian languages include Kape (Futunan,[3] Niuean,[4] Tongan, Wallisian[5]), ʻApe (Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian, Hawaiian), "ta'amu" in Samoan language, and Pulaka (Tuvalu).[6] In Australia it is known as the "cunjevoi" (although that term also refers to a marine animal). It is edible if cooked for a long time but its sap irritates the skin due to calcium oxalate crystals, or raphides which are needle like.[7] Alocasia species are commonly found in marketplaces in Samoa and Tonga and other parts of Polynesia. The varieties recognized in Tahiti are the Ape oa, haparu, maota, and uahea. The giant heart-shaped leaves make impromptu umbrellas in tropical downpours.
The Hawaiian saying: ʻAi no i ka ʻape he maneʻo no ka nuku (The eater of ʻape will have an itchy mouth) means "there will be consequences for partaking of something bad".[8]
In a 2012 study, it was found out that the domesticated giant taro originated from the Philippines.[9]
References
- ^ "Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Claire Moyse-Faurie (1993). Peeters Selaf (ed.). Dictionnaire futunien-français avec index français-futunien (in French). p. 194. ISBN 978-2-88723-070-1.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|total pages=(help) - ^ Wolfgang B. Sperlich, ed. (1997). Tohi Vagahau Niue: Niue Language Dictionary. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8248-1933-0.
- ^ Karl H. Rensch (1984). Archipelago Press (ed.). Tikisionalio Faka'uvea-fakafalani. Dictionnaire wallisien-français (in French).
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|total pages=(help) - ^ "Alocasia macrorrhizos". Ecocrop. Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ Susan Scott; Craig Thomas (2009). Poisonous Plants of Paradise: First Aid and Medical Treatment of Injuries from Hawaii's Plants. University of Hawaii Press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena (1986). ‘Ōlelo No'eau, Hawaiian Proverbs and Sayings. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press.
- ^ Nauheimer, L., Boyce, P.C., Renner, S.S. (2012). "Giant taro and its relatives: A phylogeny of the large genus Alocasia (Araceae) sheds light on Miocene floristic exchange in the Malesian region". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63 (1): 43–51. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.011. PMID 22209857.
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External links
Media related to Alocasia macrorrhizos at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Alocasia macrorrhizos at Wikispecies
- More Information On Alocasia Macrorrhiza
- Alocasia Macrorrhiza Growing Tips
- USDA Plant Profile
- http://www.canoeplants.com/ape.html
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