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  • Production - statistical information on the production of tannia is not readily available, and it is usually grouped with taro or other root crops, though in Puerto Rico production appears to exceed 20 000 t/a and in the Dominican Republic, 30 000 t/a. Tannia is replacing taro to some extent as a nurse crop for young cocoa in West Africa as it is easier to grow.

    Chapter 31 1987

  • In particular I must point you to Tannia Ortiz-Lopes's positive review of Infinite Space, Infinite God, mainly because it's co-edited by Karina Fabian, an author-editor who's had to put up with me a number of times in a number of situations.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • In particular I must point you to Tannia Ortiz-Lopes's positive review of Infinite Space, Infinite God, mainly because it's co-edited by Karina Fabian, an author-editor who's had to put up with me a number of times in a number of situations.

    Catholic Fiction.net 2009

  • Tannia root is native to the Americas and West Indies.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • His mother, Tannia, was born to Costa Rican parents.

    CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Census Reveals Changing Face of California - March 31, 2001 2001

  • Tannia plants can reach a height of about 2 m and have a short erect stem and large, long-stalked sagittate or hastate leaves, which differ from those of Colocasia in that the leaf stalk joins the blade at the margin between the lobes

    Chapter 31 1987

  • It was a move meant to provide greater resources and opportunities for Tannia, his two-year-old daughter.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News Donstan Bonn 2010

  • Tannia, eddoes, dasheen, topi tambu, ginger, and turmeric are attractive wide leaf plants that produce tasty roots in a year or more.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News Shirley-Hall 2008

  • Tannia: is a tasty root with a large leaf shaped like a spear point, which makes a great backyard landscaping plant.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News Shirley-Hall 2008

  • False yam (Icacina senegalensis) Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius) Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) Lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera) Maca (Lepidium meyenni) Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Queensland arrowroot (Canna indica) Radish (Raphanus sativus) Shoti (Curcuma zedoario) Swamp taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) Sweet potato (Ipomaea batatas) Tannia (Xanthosoma spp.)

    Chapter 6 1987

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