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What is Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott in english?

Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott

Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Tannia or arrowleaf elephant's ear) is a flowering plant which produces a starchy edible corm (underground root-like stem). The corm usually has a thick brown or yellow-brown skin with white, yellow or even pinkish flesh. Besides the corm, its young leaves are also consumed. It is used in Puerto Rican cuisine as yautia in paste form.

In English, Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott is known by Malanga, Tannia, Yellow ocumo, or Yellow yautia.

Forbidden fruit is sweet.
—Traditional proverb