Betel nut taro and Lipu taro are the same thing, only the origin is different.

Betel nut taro is native to the hot and humid swampy areas of southern China and India, and is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan and Fujian, China. Betel nut taro likes high temperature, humidity, not drought-resistant.

Betel nut taro cultivation betel nut taro is suitable for selection of open and flat terrain, good water conditions, deep and fertile soil, water and fertilizer retention of strong paddy field planting. The betel nut taro is to the underground stem of the child taro as the seed for reproduction of succession, is asexual reproduction.

Lipu taro, Lipu City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region specialties, China's national geographical indications products. Lipu taro belongs to the family of perennial herbaceous plants, native to India, Malaysia and China Hainan and other tropical swamps. Lipu taro is shaped like an olive, rough outer skin, and viewed within the betel nut pattern, so it is also known as betel nut taro.

So in the Guangxi region is known as Lipu taro, and in Fuding City, called betel nut taro. Its shape is similar to oval, rough outer skin. It is sown at the time of hibernation every year and can be harvested at the time of frost. It contains a lot of protein, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, calcium and sodium, which are good for health and can be used regularly.

Quality characteristics:

Lipu taro belongs to the family of Tennantiaceae, also known as kui taro, betel taro, originally wild taro, is after a long period of natural selection of wild taro and artificial selection and breeding and the formation of an excellent variety.

Li Pu taro head large, delicate flesh, with a special flavor, is the best taro, its body shape oval, like weaving spindle humour, a large weight, generally more than 2 pounds, there are five or six pounds. Taro skin rough brown, skin on the section and the distance between the section is relatively short, taro meat on the betel nut pattern is obvious, the flavor is very strong.

Lipu taro to a large head, taro meat white, soft texture for the top. Split the taro head visible taro meat covered with tiny red tendons, similar to betel nut pattern, cultivation science called betel nut taro. The mother taro oval, child taro 5-8. To produce female taro mainly, generally a single weight 1000-1500 grams, large up to 2500 grams.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Lipu taro