ʻAva Laʻau kava

Upolu, Samoa. Legal class: noble, per Codex CXS 336R-2020 and the FAO/WHO kava discussion paper.

Chemotype

• 463251 — Lebot et al. 1999 HPLC, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa

What has been published

• Samoan kava is noted for a creamy, cashew-like taste — Kalm with Kava
• About half of all Samoan plantings, and central to the Samoan 'ava ceremony — Samoa MAF 'Ava Growing Guide
• Nearly identical in appearance to the Hawaiian Nēnē — Lebot et al. 1999 HPLC, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa