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petiole is striped with purplish. This variety is good for poi, for 

 lau'u and for medieine. 



79. Kapalili. 



80. Kapuukonane. 



81. Kawale uaua. 



82. Kawelo. 



83. Koa'e. So called because it is striped or spotted ; fanci- 

 fully likened to the Koa'c bird (tropic bird). There are three 

 sub-varieties — kcokeo, clcclc, and ulanla. 



84. Koa'e keokeo. A kalo cultivated in lo'i, formerly abun- 

 dant, now rare. The corni is light gray within. The foliage is 

 mottled, and the petiole is striped with purplish. Good for poi 

 and lita'u; not used medicinally. 



85. Koa'e eleele. Similar to Koa'e keokeo, save that the leaf 

 is very dark green, the petiole almost blackish. 



86. Koa'e ula ula. Similar to Koa'e keokeo, save that the 

 leaf blade and petiole are suffused with reddish. 



87. KoHiKU. 



88. KooKA. 



89. KuKAi iole. Name means "mouse dung." Raised in 

 the Hilo region, Hawaii. 



90. Kumaka'u. The natives tell a marvelous tale resrarding: 

 this kalo. It is now extinct, but in ancient times was raised in 

 certain lo'i at I'ahaalele, near Waihee, Maui. The corms were 

 cylindrical in shape and attained prodigious size, sometimes two 

 feet thick and six feet long! They were edible, and were also 

 used as rollers, in the process of launching canoes ! 



97. KuMU. This name was applied originally to a certain 

 red fish, and was later given to this kalo because its corms were 

 red in color like the fish. The kalo is well known, and there are 

 numerous sub-varieties. 



92. KuMU kea, or Kumu keokeo. Similar to Kumu ulanla 

 except that the foliage is clear green, not suffused with reddish. 



93. Kumu poni. Similar to Kumu ulanla, save that the foli- 

 age is very dark, the bases of the petioles being blackish. 



94. Kumu ulaula. Quite rare. The corms are large, and 

 decidedly red within. The foliage suffused with reddish. The 

 poi is very choice and is superior to Piialii in color. Both the fish 

 Kunin and this kalo were considered very suitable for offering to 

 the gods as propitiation for hezca (non-fulfillment of vows). In 

 1908 Mr. L. C. Lyman of Hilo sent corms of this kalo to the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. 



95. Kumu welowelola. Probably another name for Kumu 

 ulanla. So called because is grows best, in native belief, when 

 planted at sunset time, on a day when the western sky is red. If 

 this precaution is observed, the corms upon maturity will be of 

 the desired red color. 



96. Kuoiio. 



