dasheen - a variety of taro, an important food crop in tropical countries, that is grown to a limited extent in the U.S. for its edible corms. A corm, from the previous season is planted in early spring and produces a vigorous plant with very large cordate leaves on long petioles. A new crop of corms forms about the original "mother" corm. These are harvested in late fall. They are starchy foods, similar to potatoes, but a little sweeter. The edible corms develop entirely underground. Now little grown in continental U.S. Dasheens require higher soil moisture than Yautia, which see, for the development of the "mother" corm., kuulub võhaliste sugukonda, ta ligi meetrikõrgused lehed sarnanevad meil toalillena kasvatatava hariliku kalla lehtedega. Taro kasvatab alla ühe pikerguse mugula. Kultiveeritakse vihmarohkeil troopikaaladel. Maitselt on mugul kartuli sarnane.