Single leaf of a Giant Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza); known as "Elephant Ears" locally. Leaves are more than one meter long! Related to the cultivated Taro (Colocasia esculenta) from whose roots poi is made.
Giant Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) growing alongside banana trees, Lower Nahiku Road, east Maui.
Massive taro fields near Hanalei, north Kaua'i.
Massive taro fields near Hanalei, north Kaua'i.
Massive taro fields near Hanalei, north Kaua'i.
Thousands of plants growing in the massive taro fields near Hanalei, north Kaua'i.
Giant Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) plants known as "Elephant Ears" locally. Leaves are more than one meter long! They are kin to the cultivated Taro (Colocasia esculenta) from whose roots poi is made. (As the lyrics of a local song say, "Poi will make a man of you, my boy!")
Giant Taro growing along the side of the road into Kaumahina State Wayside Park, near Hana Bay.
Single leaf of a Giant Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza); known as "Elephant Ears" locally. Leaves are more than one meter long! Related to the cultivated Taro (Colocasia esculenta) from whose roots poi is made.
Single leaf of a Giant Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza); known as "Elephant Ears" locally. Leaves are more than one meter long! Related to the cultivated Taro (Colocasia esculenta) from whose roots poi is made.
Single leaf of a Giant Taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza); known as "Elephant Ears" locally. Leaves are more than one meter long! Related to the cultivated Taro (Colocasia esculenta) from whose roots poi is made.
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