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Eastern Asia. The berries, which are red in color and about the size ofpeas, are eaten by the natives.

== ''A. Allophylus zeylanicus'' Linn. ==

East Indies and south Asia, South Sea Islands and east Australia. Theunderground stems constitute a valuable and important vegetable ofthe native dietary in India. The stems sometimes grow to an immensesize and can be preserved for a considerable time, hence they are ofgreat importance in jail dietary when fresh vegetables become scarce inthe bazar or jail-garden. For its esculent stems and small, penduloustubers of its root, it is cultivated in Bengal and is eaten by people of allranks in their curries. In the Polynesian islands its large tuberous rootsare eaten. Wilkes says the natives of the Kingsmill group of islandscultivate this species with great care. The root is said to grow to a verylarge size.

== ''A. Alocasia macrorhiza'' Schott. ==

Tropics of Asia, Australia and the islands of the Pacific. The root iseaten in India, after being cooked, but it is inferior to that of A.esculentum The roots are also eaten in tropical America as well as bythe people of New Caledonia, who cultivate it. It furnishes the roastingeddas of Jamaica and the tayoea of Brazil. It is the taro of New Holland,the roots of which, when roasted, afford a staple aliment to the natives.Wilkes states that this plant is the ape of the Tahitians and is cultivatedas a vegetable.

The Banians of the African coast, according to Grant, cut the leaves ofan aloe into small pieces, soak them in lime-juice, put them in the sun,and a pickle is thus formed.