Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Mediterranean
Types
Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro
California bay leaf, Indian bay leaf or malabathrum, Indonesian bay leaf
Number of Varieties
2001
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions
Forest edges, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal