Identifier is the most typical form of taro leaves as a symbol of the heart / liver. The leaves are usually smooth and contains a layer of wax. Tuber size is never more than 1m. A few species and hybrids are used as ornamental plants page.
Type taro.
There are seven types of caladium, all from Brazil to Central American jungle. In the dry season is usually active (loss of leaves) and regrowth when sufficient water availability.caladium bicolor
caladium humboldtii
lindenii caladium
caladium paradoxum
caladium schomburgkii
caladium ternatum
The usefulness and dangers.
All parts are poisonous and taro should not be consumed.
However, its use as an ornamental plant is quite extensive. This plant has been raised and glorified since the late 18th century in Europe. Especially C. bicolor has undergone many changes in the nature become leafy colors. There is also a dwarf cultivar. There are at least 120 cultivars of C. bicolor. There is also an interspecific cross with C. burgkii to get wavy leaves.
Keladi can bring chicks and from here can be developed a new plant. It can also be grown from kormus contained in the soil.
Rats taro plant.
Taro mice contain substances that can activate the function of blood cells produce mediators, thus stimulating and activating the immune system. In Malaysia rodent tuber is used as a cure for cancer is recommended that the joint use of medical treatments such as chemotherapy (chemotherapy) or radiation therapy (radiotherapy). In patients with advanced cancer using rodent tuber extract has shown very positive results. Rat taro can overcome the side effects of chemotherapy, such as hair loss, nausea, discomfort and loss of appetite.Rodent Tuber - Rodent Tuber Latin name Typhonium Flagelliforme have a medicinal plant. In rodent tuber China called Lioshu Yu. While in Indonesia, the mention of these plants are very diverse. In some areas on the island of Java, for example, rodent tuber often called Kunting Talas.
Taro mice contain substances that can activate the function of blood cells produce mediators, thus stimulating and activating the immune system. In Malaysia rodent tuber is used as a cure for cancer is recommended that the joint use of medical treatments such as chemotherapy (chemotherapy) or radiation therapy (radiotherapy). In patients with advanced cancer using rodent tuber extract has shown very positive results. Rat taro can overcome the side effects of chemotherapy, such as hair loss, nausea, discomfort and loss of appetite.
The characteristics of the plant.
Owned taro mice that resemble clumps of grass growing in the wild taro in loose soil, moist and shady. On the island of Java, rodent tuber is found in almost all the places both the highlands and lowlands. The new plant grows taro mice, rounded leaves are slightly oval-shaped. The next leaf leaves begin to taper like taro leaves. Old taro rat smooth green leaves resemble the sharp pointy arrows. Yellowish-white flowers and petals resemble a rat. Its roots are white enlarged to form tubers. Mature plant height 10 s / d 20 cm (good quality) with a weight of 10 s / d 20 grams each clump. Tuber rodent tuber London Ground. Mature plants ready for the ball diameter between 1 cm s / d 2 cm. This plant is often found growing in the gutter (watery land) and very fertile. In the rice fields in some areas even a lot of taro grown in the rice rat. So that every moment should be eliminated / eradicated by interrupting the growth of rice. Rodent tuber that grows at such heights can reach 40 cm in diameter to 4 cm spreader lights. For treatment such as rodent tuber quality is very low.Rats taro plant is usually found in the rainy season. In the dry season the leaves disappear taro mice. Secondary tubers remain in the soil that will grow back when the rainy season arrives. In search of rat taro tuber quality for medicinal purposes should be a great time. The time is right for the retrieval of tubers is the end of the rainy season until the middle of the dry season. After the lights have started the process of decay occurs, which at the beginning of the rainy season plants begin to form new bulbs. Signs of low quality lights when the time is split has begun to diminish the level of starch in which the light is more dilute. Search time for those in need of rodent tuber tubers in large enough quantities would be a problem. Because the search time is quite narrow. Way to overcome this is to their own cultivation.
Avoid Mistakes.
There are plants that are similar to rodent tuber is Typhonium trilobatum. Typhonium trilobatum in the literature of Chinese medicine called Half the summer. Typhonium colored leaves trilobatum hujau choppy and somewhat faded. Part bud leaf tips are still purple and dark brown roots. Typhonium trilobatum wide petals resembling a tongue and purple. Trilobatum Typhonium contain substances that are toxic. Therefore, to avoid mistakes.If you are not completely familiar with when looking for a rat taro plants from the wild, do not directly consume. Placing the plant in a storage area in advance to determine whether the plant is obtained correctly and avoid mistakes. Another way to avoid confusion is by cultivating its own. Since the cultivation of his own interest or you can look at other characteristics Cici more thoroughly.
Storage area.
Storage rodent tuber storage area should not be more than 6 weeks because it will reduce the quality significantly.This storage is only for those who want to consume fresh taro rat (rodent tuber juice).
When you took the rodent tuber in the wild in large numbers (for very specific areas may be possible), then you need a place to store that plants are not damaged (decayed). Of the storage area that you can take according to the needs of every day (150 g). This saves space in addition to functioning as pickling also to avoid confusion.
How to set up a storage area.
1. Prepare the soil is quite extensive with the necessary solar (direct sunlight better).2. Dig the soil to a depth of about 7 cm.
3. Enter the compost - fertilizer dug thickness between 1 s / d 2 cm and average.
4. Cut stems / leaves Rodent Tuber way, so that from the tuber, petiole remaining 2 s / d 3 cm.
5. Place the bulbs on top of the compost with a distance of 1 cm from each other with a handle at the top. Do not overlap.
6. Cover lighting / mining area with new compost to the soil.
7. Flush the storage every day.
In 1 s / d 2 weeks the bulbs will grow back and thus these lights will not be damaged. You can take every day as needed. And this way you can save taro mice grew more than 1500 per 1 square meter.
About 2 s / d 3 weeks the plants were stored have started flowering. To avoid confusion, to take only the consumption of which has been flowering plants (with the correct flower).
If the storage space you get the wrong plants (eg purple petals) you should immediately throw not participate consumed.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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