09-09-2016, 09:06 AM
Looking at some of these suggestions, I am tempted to reconsider Searcher's suggestion of a Colocasia species. The tall, green stem, large leaf, appearance of wavy edges... It's a pretty good match.
One thing about the common taro, Colocasia esculenta, is that its leaf's edges stand up instead of hanging down. Also, I would expect a more obvious bulbous element in the roots, since that is its most valued part.
Looking at related species, however, the giant elephant leaf, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. can have floppy leaves, and it is apparently still used as a source of fibres. Acoording to the Wiki, it is also used as an impromptu umbrella, which might explain the water flow in the roots.
On the image below, also note how in the VM leaf, faint parallel vertical lines are visible, which match the lines in the plant leaf very well.
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One thing about the common taro, Colocasia esculenta, is that its leaf's edges stand up instead of hanging down. Also, I would expect a more obvious bulbous element in the roots, since that is its most valued part.
Looking at related species, however, the giant elephant leaf, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. can have floppy leaves, and it is apparently still used as a source of fibres. Acoording to the Wiki, it is also used as an impromptu umbrella, which might explain the water flow in the roots.
On the image below, also note how in the VM leaf, faint parallel vertical lines are visible, which match the lines in the plant leaf very well.