| Dwarf Taro |
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| Original date | 6/9/16 4:42 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 27.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Remusatia pumila Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Synonyms: Caladium pumilum, Colocasia pumila, Gonatanthus pumilus
Synonyms: Caladium pumilum, Colocasia pumila, Gonatanthus pumilus
Dwarf Taro is a herb which is characterized by large ovate-oblong
heart-shaped, Arbi-like leaves. Leaves are 8-15 cm long and 5-10 cm
broad, attached to a long stalk from the middle of the blade (what is called
a peltate leaf). The plant often grows on trunks of trees. Flower is a 15-25 cm long stick like spadix, wrapped in a
green covering (spathe). Fruit is a head of small yellow berries enclosed in
the spathe-tube. The rootstock of the plant is tuberous.
Dwarf Taro is found in dense evergreen forests, on damp mossy rocks, trees,
and banks, at altitudes of 1000-2800 m, in the Himalayas, Bhutan, Nepal,
N Thailand and China. Flowering: June-August.
Medicinal uses:
A paste from the rhizome is applied on the chest for
chest pain. Juice from crushed leaves is used as an antibiotic for wounds
in humans and animals.
Medicinal uses:
A paste from the rhizome is applied on the chest for
chest pain. Juice from crushed leaves is used as an antibiotic for wounds
in humans and animals. | Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim. |
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