OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate

Page number: 293

kalabàbàh

•  a plant, the rind of the stems is put in hot water which is drunk for stomach disorders(eng).een plant, de schil der stengels wordt in warm water gedaan en bij buikziekten te drinken gegeven(nld).

Scientific name: Alocasia macrorrhiza Schott

Note: It is less correctly called Kaba by Miquel and Filet