Colocasia esculenta identity and cultivar come before a taro grade
Kew accepts Colocasia esculenta in Araceae. Codex classifies taro root as VR 0505 and cross-references cocoyam, dasheen and eddoe, but those market names do not always resolve a lot's species or type. FAO distinguishes the dasheen form with a large central corm and few cormels from the eddoe form with a smaller central corm and many developed cormels. Atlas retains accepted species, named cultivar, declared local name, type, planting material and production origin rather than treating every aroid corm as taro.
Main corm, cormel, leaf, stem and processed taro stay separate
Fresh whole corms, cormels, leaves, stems, peeled or cut pieces, frozen product, dried slices, flour and fermented products have different identity, yield, condition, treatment and food-safety evidence. FAO also distinguishes Colocasia taro from Xanthosoma tannia and other edible aroids. Atlas never transfers a size, condition result or price between those products without a documented conversion and process-yield basis.
Fiji export size and timing are a named program, not a universal grade
The Fiji Ministry of Agriculture leaflet gives corm-weight, tolerance, trim, maturity, harvest-timing and condition references for named export varieties. Atlas records that authority, program, variety, method and date with each threshold. Another origin or destination may use different acceptable varieties, sizes, trim, treatment, residue, phytosanitary or packing rules, so Fiji's figures are not silently promoted into a global taro standard.
Fresh-corm phytosanitary work remains draft until formally adopted
The IPPC topic for international movement of fresh Colocasia esculenta corms is still a draft annex to ISPM 46 under development. IPPC material separates whole fresh corms for consumption or processing from canned, chopped, dried, frozen or mashed forms and discusses cleaning, inspection and pest-risk measures. Atlas labels this as draft regulatory development, verifies the actual destination requirement at transaction time and never reports consultation text as binding law.
Maturity, damage, soil, decay and storage need representative lot evidence
FAO guidance emphasizes careful harvest, removal of rotting or damaged corms, washing without prolonged soaking, complete draining or curing, ventilation and checks for softening or fungal infection. Fiji's leaflet requires maturity, freshness and freedom from soft rot, decay, worm holes, cuts and breaks. Atlas retains sampling plan, count and weight distribution, cultivar and corm type, maturity basis, cuts, breaks, rot, pests, soil, treatment, wash and cure status, storage conditions, packer and inspection date with the lot.
An export specification does not establish a delivered taro price
A weight band, trim length or clean-corm requirement does not establish an offered lot's actual identity, conformance, availability, transaction value or delivered cost. A physical comparison still needs permitted current observations for the exact cultivar, corm or cormel type, fresh or processed form, measured size and condition, origin, harvest and packing dates, treatment, package and lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, storage, freight and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.