Giant Taro (Via Levu)
Alocasia macrorrhizos
About Giant Taro (Via Levu)
Giant Taro (Via Levu) (Alocasia macrorrhizos) is a herb used in the Micronesian & Melanesian Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Constipation, Ceremonial Use, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae, that it is native to rainforests from Malaysia to Queensland and has long been cultivated on many Pacific islands and elsewhere in the tropics. Common names include giant taro, Κ»ape, giant alocasia and pai. In Australia it is known as the cunjevoi (although that term also refers to a marine animal).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist