Table 1.

Vietnamese and scientific names and key characteristics of common taro cultivars grown in central Vietnam.

Vietnamese Name	Key Characteristics	Stem Colours	Leaf Colours
Colocasia esculenta cultivars
So Trang	One main corm in the center surrounded by many daughter cormels	Green	Light green with a purple mark between the leaf and the stem
Tron	One main big corm and little cormels	Dark green	Rough, light green
Tia	One main corm in the center surrounded by some purple cormels	Purple	Light green with prominent veins
Chum	One main corm in the center surrounded by many cormels	Light green	Dark green
Alocasia odora cultivars
Quang	One main big cylindrical corm surrounded by some cormels	Purple	Light green with a purple mark between the leaf and the stem, one dark spot in the middle of the leaf
Huong	One main big spotty purple fleshed cylindrical corm surrounded by some cormels	Light purple	Rough green with prominent veins
Sap Vang	One main big cylindrical yellow fleshed corm surrounded by some little cormels	Green	Large, dark green