Araceae

Giant elephant ear

Leucocasia gigantea (Blume) Schott

Family: Araceae
Genus: Leucocasia

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Common names

By language (10)

Chinese: 大野芋, 山野芋, 抬板七, 抬板蕉, 水芋, 滴水芋, 象耳芋
English: Giant elephant ear, Indian taro
Indonesian: Talas padang
Japanese: ハスイモ
Polish: Kolokazja olbrzymia
Portuguese: Colocásia
Russian: Колоказия гигантская
Spanish: Oreja de elefante gigante
Thai: ออดิบ
Vietnamese: Dọc mùng, Bạc hà, Môn bạc hà, Ráy dọc mùng

Synonyms

Arisaema fouyou H.Lév.
Caladium giganteum Blume
Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook.f.
Colocasia prunipes K.Koch & C.D.Bouché

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.