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Created 5/14/2023

Family Dioscoreaceae

HAWAII - POLYNESIAN INTRODUCTION

Tacca leontopetaloides



Hui Ku Maoli Ola, Oahu
   

POLYNESIAN ARROWROOT   PI'A

Introduced to Hawaii by early Polynesian settlers as source of starch.  Tubers are grated and rinsed many times to remove poison before drying.  Rarely found in cultivation.