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The leaf-blade has a wrinkled surface and marij;'in. Because it 

 lacks acridity, the corm was deemed especially suitable for medi- 

 cine. Matures in 10-12 months. The poi and hian are good. 

 Two sub-varieties arc recognized. 



243. PuEO iiA LENALENA. Pctioles distinctly yellowish. 



244. Pl;e() keokeo. Petioles clear green. 



245. PuHi. 



246. PUO KO NANE. 



'247. PuwALU. Raised in lo'i and in dry-land fields. Corm 

 very dark within; foliage very dark green. h\)rmerly a fanvuis 

 kahuna kalo. 



248. Uaiii a pele. All parts of this kalo, and the poi made 

 from its corms, have a peculiar smoky or grayish appearance, 

 like "the smoke of Pele," whence the name. On Hawaii it is 

 called Ualeliu. It grows wild in damp places; it is cultivated in 

 /(//' and in unirrigated fields, and does well in either. The corm 

 is dark gray within ; is of average size, and matures in one year. 

 The leaf is too tough for lua'n; the corm is not considered suit- 

 able for medicine, nor for ofifering to the gods. This kalo was 

 formerly raised in Ewa, (lahu, but was abandoned when rice cul- 

 ture became prominent in the region. It is grown at Kalalau, on 

 Kauai. 



249. Uajii a 1'i:le ui^atla. As above, save that the corm 

 and poi are pink instead of dark gray. The leaf-l)lade and petiole 

 are suffused with reddish. 



250. Uaiii oki. No data. 



251. Ualeiiu. Synonym for Ualii a Pclc. 



252. Ulamau. a variety well known on Kauai. The peti- 

 oles, corm and poi are pink. In ancient times the petioles of this 

 kalo were boiled, in order to extract the ]:)ink color, and this dye 

 was used to give a ])ink tinge to the poi made from various kalos 

 that were not ]Mnk. The ]-)ink tinge was associated with excel- 

 lence and superior flavor, and so this artificial coloring was prac- 

 ticed. 



253. ITea Ni'i. A variety occiu'ring both wild and cidtivated 

 on Kauai. 'I'lie conn and poi are reddish. ;\lso called [iJa 

 iiiaiii. 



254. Ueai.\. a reddish k-alo, growing wild near l.ilnic, 

 Kauai. The conn and f^oi are red. 



255. Ur.Ei. 



256. Uei. 



257. Umii:.mi. .\ kalo known at Kahaina, Mani. 



258. UwAUWAiii. 

 250. Wa'e. 



260. Waianae. 



261. W.MA.NMT'.Ni'E. (Water of the rainbow.) A reddish 

 kak) occurring on Kauai. y\ll ])atts uw snffnsed with pink. 



262. \\'i:i,i;iir. .\ kalo known ;it Laltaina. Maiii. 



