Re: [aroid-l] off topic: callaloo
- Subject: Re: [aroid-l] off topic: callaloo
- From: M*@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 20:59:42 -0400
piaba <piabinha@yahoo.com> wrote:
>hello,
>
>would anyone know what plant is also referred as
>callaloo? found this leafy vegetable in chinatown
>that they said it's callaloo but it's not an aroid,
>more like a big leafy spinach.
>
The callaloo of Trinidad is the leaf of taro. As to whether the name is also applied to other vegetables, I do not know.
Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large
