What is gawgaw in english?
The species Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze is known by the common name Gawgaw in Tagalog.
- Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze
Tacca leontopetaloides, commonly known as the Polynesian arrowroot, is a species of flowering plant native to tropical Africa, South and Southeast Asia, northern Australia, and the Pacific islands. It is cultivated for its edible rhizomes (underground tubers) particularly in the Pacific islands.
In English, Gawgaw (Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) O. Kuntze) is known by East Indian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, Polynesian arrowroot, or Tahiti arrowroot.
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