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What is malanga in telugu?

The species Sagittaria sagittifolia L. subsp. sagittifolia is known by the common name Malanga in Creole, haitian french.

The species Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott is known by the common name Malanga in English.

The species Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott is known by the common name Malanga in Spanish.

The species Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don is known by the common name Malangá in Spanish.

Sagittaria sagittifolia L. subsp. sagittifolia

Sagittaria sagittifolia subsp. sagittifolia (common arrowhead) is a hardy herbaceous perennial seen in the shallow waterbodies of Europe and Asia. It produces large white flowers with black centres and is cultivated for its corms (underground root-like stems).

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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.

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Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Colocasia esculenta (commonly known as taro) is a plant which was probably native to Malaysia. It is cultivated mainly as a root vegetable thanks to its edible corms. Its leaves, stem, and flowers are also consumed. The plant is however toxic in raw form and needs to be cooked to reduce the effects of the calcium oxalate within it.

In Telugu, Malanga (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is known by Chaamakoora, Chamadumda, Chamadumpa, Chamakoora, Chema, Chemadumpalu, Chemagadda, Shamakoora, or Shamathumpa.

Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don

Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant native to rainforests from Malaysia to Queensland and has been cultivated for centuries on many Pacific islands and elsewhere in the tropics. Common names include giant taro, ʻape, giant alocasia and pai. In Australia it is known as the cunjevoi. It is edible in tuber form after being boiled thoroughly. Its leaves make for natural umbrellas.

In Telugu, Malanga (Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don) is known by Chara kanda or Sara chema.

A coconut shell full of water is a sea to an ant.
—Indian proverb