Its preferred habitat were coastal swamps and marshland covered with taro plants ("Colocasia esculenta"). In Australia, "Colocasia esculenta" var. The same plant "Colocasia esculenta" has other names in different languages. For instance, taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves were found to exhibit self-cleaning behavior, too. The port was used to transport "Colocasia esculenta" (taro), and sugarcane. Taro ("Colocasia esculenta") is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms.