Poivrier
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Here is an interesting link I have found, a tahitian blog with pictures of different ava varieties (in Tahiti kava is called ava, like awa in Hawaii).
I think that it would be very interesting for our hawaiian members to see their awa's ancestors (as it is speculated) !
The blog is in french but the detailed pictures don't require translations
An interesting point is at the begining a comparison between the drinking kava varieties and the medicinal varieties wich looks like Piper wichmanii (flowers and leaves), so it seems that Piper wichmanii did travel from island to island too and was used medicinaly.
Three drinking ava varieties: avini 'ute (reddish stems), avini tea (green with few spots) and taramaete (looks like the hawaiian nene with many spots).
There are of course many other varieties (as one can read in books) but the blog doesn't speak about any other.
I am not sure if it is ok to post the pictures here without authorisation so I just give the link:
http://tehivarereata.over-blog.com/article-34993904.html
The pictures of the harvested roots are of avini'ute, I am surprised ny the reddish color of the roots, is that common on other kavas ?
The last picture shows some heavy damage done by some kind of rats, surprisingly it seems to happen only in July...
I think that it would be very interesting for our hawaiian members to see their awa's ancestors (as it is speculated) !
The blog is in french but the detailed pictures don't require translations
An interesting point is at the begining a comparison between the drinking kava varieties and the medicinal varieties wich looks like Piper wichmanii (flowers and leaves), so it seems that Piper wichmanii did travel from island to island too and was used medicinaly.
Three drinking ava varieties: avini 'ute (reddish stems), avini tea (green with few spots) and taramaete (looks like the hawaiian nene with many spots).
There are of course many other varieties (as one can read in books) but the blog doesn't speak about any other.
I am not sure if it is ok to post the pictures here without authorisation so I just give the link:
http://tehivarereata.over-blog.com/article-34993904.html
The pictures of the harvested roots are of avini'ute, I am surprised ny the reddish color of the roots, is that common on other kavas ?
The last picture shows some heavy damage done by some kind of rats, surprisingly it seems to happen only in July...