David Attenborough's "Extraordinary" Waterproof Plant | Nature Bites

David Attenborough takes us into London's man-made rainforest at Kew Gardens - there, he finds a plant with a special adaptive quirk...The Taro plant, also known as the Colocasia esculenta, is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, a root vegetable most commonly known as taro, as yam in Malaysia and Singapore, kalo, dasheen, edo, madhumbe, marope, ube, magogoya, patra, arbi or godere.Kingdom of Plants 3D is a natural history documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, which explores the world of plants. It was filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Welcome to Nature Bites the OFFICIAL Nature Hub Channel. Bringing you closer to the remarkable animals that inhabit our natural world.Subscribe for your nature fix here! - https://bit.ly/2ITPSt9#DavidAttenborough #KingdomOfPlants #GreenPlanet