Kava Fulufulu (Lau Fulufulu) kava
Kava Fulufulu, also written Lau Fulufulu, is a kava cultivar from Tongatapu, Tonga. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Tongatapu. Country: Tonga. Coordinates: -21.15, -175.2. Tongatapu on the kava map.
Legal standing
Noble, per Codex CXS 336R-2020 and the FAO/WHO kava discussion paper.
Chemotype
No chemotype has been published for Kava Fulufulu by any source we could read. That is a gap in the record, not a measurement of zero.
How it is described
No published account of how Kava Fulufulu is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Fulufulu means hairy, for the fine hair-like roots rather than thick rhizomes”, Codex CXS 336R-2020 and the FAO/WHO kava discussion paper
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: