It is one of the common names of an edible tuber plant. It is also called malanga, ocumo, kalo, cará. Its scientific name is Sculent Placesia and belongs to the Araceae family. Taro is also the name of an island in Choiseul Province in Solomon Islands. In Canary Islands is the name of a cylindrical construction in which goat's milk cheeses are cured. In Germany it is a surname.
