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Descriptor English:   Colocasia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Colocasia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Colocasia 
Synonyms English:   Colocasias
Dasheen
Dasheens
Taro
Taros  
Tree Number:   B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.618.050.750.199
Definition English:   A plant genus of the family ARACEAE. Members contain acrid calcium oxalate and LECTINS. Polynesians prepare the root into poi. Common names of Taro and Coco Yam (Cocoyam) may be confused with other ARACEAE; XANTHOSOMA; or with common yam (DIOSCOREA). 
History Note English:   2003 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry CL classification
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GE genetics GD growth & development
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   36670 
Unique Identifier:   D031060 

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