17 



LIST OF NATIVE VARIETIES OF THE BANANA. 



Musa sapientum. 



HAA or IHOLENA HA A Growing 6-8 feet high, leaf light 

 green; stem light green with black streaks; scape short, but 

 large, fruits pointed. 



One of the choicest varieties for cooking. 



PUAPUANUI, KAPUA, or PUUHALA A banana similar to the 

 HAA, but is very tall like the LELE ; scape shorter and smaller 

 than of the HAA. It is also called MAOLIILI-LAHILAHI. 



LELE A very tall banana, stem blacker than in the HAA; leaf 

 of a reddish color underneath. , 



IIJOLENA, LOHA, iHo-u Stem tall .like that of the LELE, but 

 leaf like that of the HAA, and not reddish, except on the margin. 

 Growing in Kahana Valley at the mouth of Kawaiiki, Kauai. 



MAOLI, KAHIKI A very tall dark green stemmed 'banana, 

 bearing a long and large bunch of long and round fruits of a dark 

 green color, which become orange yellow when ripe'; has a very 

 fine flavored fruit. This variety has several forms which are 

 known as : MANAEULA or PONI, PUHI, KANALAU and KOAE. 



PONI, O'A Similar to the MAOLL, leaf stalk purple, stem red- 

 dish ; the scape is shorter than that of the MAOLI and so is the 

 fruit. Growing on Kauai, at Wainenene. 



HUAIWAENA or MAIA HAPAI A banana with very small scape. 



MAIA HUANUI A banana bearing from 2-4 bunches. 



KOAE or AEAE" A tall banana with white and green striped 

 leaves ; the fruit is also white striped. 



POPOULU Similar of growth to the HAA, fruits short, and 

 round, ends flattened. 



KANALUA A banana like the MAOLI, stem is shorter and the 

 fruits resemble those of the PONI. 



MAIA HEI Leaf dark striped, scape standing erect. 



LIKO A Tahitian banana. 



MOA Stem very tall, bunches small, having only three rows of 

 fruits, skin rough. 



Of foreign or introduced bananas the natives distinguish the 

 following : 



MAIA ANOANO Manila banana. 



MAIA PAKE Chinese banana (Musa Cavcndeshi.) 



MAIA NUHOLANI Brazilian banana. 



OPULE or MAIA KOANA Fruits are spotted ; and produce seeds. 



