General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: 10 - 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Tea
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Sterile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Root
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Kava Kava
  • ʻAwa
  • ʻAva
  • Yaqona
  • Sakau
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Macropiper methysticum
  • Synonym: Piper methysticum

Photo Gallery
Location: Maui, Nahiku
Date: 2014-12-23
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment
Location: Maui, Nahiku
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Maui, Nahiku
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-02
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Maui, Nahiku
Date: 4000-12-23
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment
Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-24
Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-24

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