Arrowleaf Elephant Ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Araceae. Tortuego, Costa Rica, Central America.

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Arrowleaf Elephant Ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Araceae. Tortuego Costa Rica, Central America. Xanthosoma sagittifolium, the arrowleaf elephant ear or arrowleaf elephant's ear, is a species of tropical flowering plant in the genus Xanthosoma, which produces an edible, starchy corm. Cultivars with purple stems or leaves are also variously called blue taro, purple taro, purplestem tannia, and purple elephant's ear among others.

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Location: Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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