| Alocasia macrorrhizos |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Alismatales |
| Family: |
Araceae |
| Genus: |
Alocasia |
| Species: |
A. macrorrhizos |
| Binomial name |
Alocasia macrorrhizos
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| Synonyms |
- Alocasia cordifolia (Bory) Cordem. (1895)
- Alocasia gigas Chantrier ex André (1897)
- Alocasia grandis N.E.Br. (1886), nom. illeg.
- Alocasia harrisii-pulchrum Pynaert (1888)
- Alocasia insignis Pynaert (1888)
- Alocasia marginata N.E.Br. (1887)
- Alocasia pallida K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1855)
- Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte (1875)
- Alocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Schott (1860)
- Alocasia uhinkii Engl. & K.Krause (1920)
- Arum cordifolium Bory (1804)
- Arum macrorrhizon L. (1753) (basionym)
- Arum mucronatum Lam. (1789)
- Arum peregrinum L. (1753)
- Arum rapiforme Roxb. (1832)
- Caladium indicum K.Koch (1857), not validly publ.
- Caladium macrorrhizon (L.) R.Br. (1810)
- Caladium metallicum Engl. (1879)
- Caladium odoratum Lodd. (1820)
- Caladium plumbeum K.Koch (1857), not validly publ.
- Calla badian Blanco (1837)
- Calla maxima Blanco (1837)
- Colocasia boryi Kunth (1841)
- Colocasia macrorrhizos (L.) Schott (1832)
- Colocasia mucronata (Lam.) Kunth (1841)
- Colocasia peregrina (L.) Raf. (1837)
- Colocasia rapiformis (Roxb.) Kunth (1841)
- Philodendron peregrinum (L.) Kunth (1841)
- Philodendron punctatum Kunth (1841)
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Alocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae) that it is native to rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland and has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Pacific islands, and elsewhere in the tropics. Common names include giant taro, giant alocasia, ʻape, biga, and pia. In Australia it is known as the cunjevoi (a term which also refers to a marine animal).