Musa Polapola

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Cultivar Name

musa 'polapola'

Synonyms

Fehi

Akua

Kane

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Description

This is the Tahitian Musa fehi with a tall black trunk and upright stalk bearing large round fruit the skin of which is reddish orange when ripe; the flesh is yellow, deep yellow when cooked, and is not edible raw. This is believed to have been introduced from the Society Islands after Cook's discovery, but some Hawaiians claim it came in ancient times. It now grows in the uplands of all the principal islands of Hawaii. It is called Akua on Maui, Kane by some on Oahu, Liko by Thrum. When taro was scarce, Hawaiians used to eat it as poi mai'a, steaming it in the oven, mashing it with the stone pounder, and keeping it in a gourd like taro poi. The black bark is used in braiding, like that of Eleele, but it is not so shiny.


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