Melmel kava
Melmel is a kava cultivar from Pentecost, Vanuatu. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Pentecost. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -15.75, 168.2. Pentecost on the kava map.
Legal standing
Noble, per Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1.
Legally the same entry
The Kava Act groups these names in one schedule row, so in law they are synonyms even where vendors sell them as separate cultivars.
Chemotype
A chemotype ranks the six kavalactones from most to least abundant. It says nothing about how much kava is in the root, only about the order.
| Code | Kavalactones, most to least abundant | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 246531 | Dihydrokavain > Kavain > Methysticin > Dihydromethysticin > Yangonin > Desmethoxyyangonin | Kava Forums chemotype thread |
How it is described
No published account of how Melmel is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “A separate Act entry from Melomelo of Ambae, despite the similar name”, Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 1
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: