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Cyrtosperma merkusii or giant swamp taro, is a crop grown throughout Oceania and into South and Southeast Asia. It is a riverine and "swamp crop" similar to taro, but "with bigger leaves and larger, coarser roots." There are no demonstrably wild populations today, but it is believed to be native to Indonesia. It is known as puraka in Cook Islands, lak in Yap (Federated States of Micronesia), babai in Kiribati, iaraj in the Marshall Islands, brak in Palau, babaʻ in the Marianas Islands, pula’a in Samoa, via kana, Pulaka in Lau, Lovo in Fiji, pulaka in Tokelau and Tuvalu, mwahng in Pohnpei, pasruk in Kosrae, simiden in Chuuk, swam taro in Papua New Guinea, navia in Vanuatu and palawan in the Philippines.

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  • Cyrtosperma merkusii (en)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii (it)
  • Taro géant des marais (fr)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii (pt)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii (sv)
  • 曲籽芋 (zh)
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  • Il taro gigante delle paludi (Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott) è una pianta della famiglia delle Aracee, comunemente conosciuta con il nome di origine polinesiana di babai o bwabwai in gilbertese o tongano. (it)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii, conhecido pelos nomes comuns de taro, taro-dos-pântanos, pulaka, babai, entre muitos outros nomes regionais, é uma espécie de plantas com flor da família Araceae cultivada para produção de cormos amiláceos nas ilhas de Oceânia e em muitas regiões tropicais e subtropicais do sul e sueste da Ásia. Cresce apenas em terrenos alagados, sendo uma cultura dos terrenos ribeirinhos de rios e lagos e de pântanos, similar a algumas variedades de taro, mas com folhas maiores e com cormos maiores e mais ásperos quando cortados. (pt)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii är en kallaväxtart som först beskrevs av Justus Carl Hasskarl, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Heinrich Wilhelm Schott. Cyrtosperma merkusii ingår i släktet Cyrtosperma och familjen kallaväxter. Inga underarter finns listade. (sv)
  • 曲籽芋(学名:Cyrtosperma merkusii)是天南星科曲籽芋属的植物。分布于马来半岛以及中国大陆的广东、海南等地,多生长在沼泽地及浅水中,目前少量引種栽培,新加坡裕華園用於水塘造景。 (zh)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii or giant swamp taro, is a crop grown throughout Oceania and into South and Southeast Asia. It is a riverine and "swamp crop" similar to taro, but "with bigger leaves and larger, coarser roots." There are no demonstrably wild populations today, but it is believed to be native to Indonesia. It is known as puraka in Cook Islands, lak in Yap (Federated States of Micronesia), babai in Kiribati, iaraj in the Marshall Islands, brak in Palau, babaʻ in the Marianas Islands, pula’a in Samoa, via kana, Pulaka in Lau, Lovo in Fiji, pulaka in Tokelau and Tuvalu, mwahng in Pohnpei, pasruk in Kosrae, simiden in Chuuk, swam taro in Papua New Guinea, navia in Vanuatu and palawan in the Philippines. (en)
  • Cyrtosperma merkusii Cyrtosperma merkusii Taro géant des marais Espèce Cyrtosperma merkusii(Hassk.) Schott, 1857 Classification phylogénétique Le taro géant des marais (Cyrtosperma merkusii), parfois également appelé taro des atolls, est une plante comestible de la famille des Araceae. Elle est cultivée dans une grande partie de l'Océanie. Bien qu'elle ressemble au taro proprement dit, elle appartient à un autre genre et à une autre sous-famille (celle des Calloideae). (fr)
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