This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
taro.
Colocasia
esculenta
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Araceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
There are a couple of observations on iNaturalist Australia near human habitation.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Kawungan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
