Taro

Snakewood Tree

About Taro and Snakewood Tree

Taro

Snakewood Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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200

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

850.00 cm

Rank: 46 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Ivory

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Ivory

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Ivory

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Ivory

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Rats, Snails

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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1.2 Showy Bark

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1.4 Foliage Texture

Bold

1.5 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

1.6 Evergreen

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1.7 Invasive

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1.9 Self-Sowing

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1.10 Attracts

Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails

Birds, Fruit Bats

1.11 Allergy

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

2 Benefits

2.1 Uses

2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

2.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

Not Available

2.1.4 Edible Uses

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2.1.6 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

Air purification

2.2 Plant Benefits

2.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

Antidiabetic, Asthma

2.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

2.3.1 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

2.4 Used As Indoor Plant

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2.6 Used As Outdoor Plant

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2.9 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

3 Scientific Name

3.1 Botanical Name

ALOCASIA micholitziana

CECROPIA palmata

3.2 Common Name

Elephant Ear, Taro

Snakewood Tree

3.2.1 In Hindi

अरवी

Snakewood Tree

3.2.2 In German

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

Schlangenholz -Baum

3.2.3 In French

Colocasia

Amourette Arbre

3.3.1 In Spanish

Colocasia

Árbol de madera de serpiente

3.3.2 In Greek

Colocasia

Snakewood Tree

3.3.3 In Portuguese

Colocasia

Snakewood Tree

3.3.4 In Polish

Kolokazja

Snakewood Tree

3.4.1 In Latin

Colocasia

Snakewood Tree

4 Classification

4.1 Kingdom

Plantae

4.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

4.4 Class

Liliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

4.6 Order

Arales

Rosales

4.7 Family

Araceae

Urticaceae

4.8 Genus

Alocasia

Cecropia

4.9 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

4.10 Tribe

Colocasiodeae

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4.11 Subfamily

Aroideae

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4.12 Number of Species

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Properties of Taro and Snakewood Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Taro and Snakewood Tree? We provide you with everything About Taro and Snakewood Tree. Taro doesn't have thorns and Snakewood Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Taro does not have fragrant flowers. Taro has allergic reactions like Swelling in mouth and Throat itching and Snakewood Tree has allergic reactions like Swelling in mouth and Throat itching. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Taro and Snakewood Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Taro and Snakewood Tree

Season and care of Taro and Snakewood Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Taro and Snakewood Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Taro season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Snakewood Tree season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Taro is Loam, Sand and for Snakewood Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Taro is Acidic, Neutral and for Snakewood Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Taro and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Taro and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Taro and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Taro and Snakewood Tree

Care of Taro and Snakewood Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Taro pruning is done No pruning needed and Snakewood Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Taro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snakewood Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.