Well, Taro is a common name. There are different "Taro" that refer to different species. The ones the Hawai'ians eat are poisonous unless cooked. Colocasia esculenta?Originally Posted by larryreinhardt
The other type of "Taro" I know of goes by many other names. It is of the genus Xanthosoma, and there are over 50 species of this one. Maybe you mean Xanthosoma sagittifolium? Just a wild guess...