Alocasia acuminata
Family: Araceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 75 cm tall. It forms tubers. It does not have an aerial stem. The stem usualyl lies along the ground and is 8-75 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The leaves have a stalk that joins the blade away from the edge. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They are 15-60 cm long by 8-20 cm wide. The leaf stalk is long. It sheaths the base. The flowers are a yellow spadix inside a yellow spathe The fruit are round and ornage-red.
Where it is found
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in damp places. It can grow in deep shade in wet forests. In southern China it grows between 600-1,800 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Bangladesh, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
How it is used for food
The young shoots, tender leaves and the corms are cooked and eaten. The harvested plants can be stored for about one week. The leaf stalks are cooked and eaten in curries.
Edible parts
Leaves, corms, roots, leaf stalk
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Ange, Kochu, Thaso, Thaso gwswm