Palasa kava
Palasa is a kava cultivar from Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Espiritu Santo. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -15.3667, 166.85. Espiritu Santo 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 Palasa is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
No background published beyond its legal listing.
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Sold as
- Palasa Vanuatu (pre-order, bulk), Kavaha, 5 kg: 689.99 EUR (138 EUR/kg)
- Palasa Vanuatu (pre-order, bulk), Kavaha, 2 kg: 299.99 EUR (150 EUR/kg)
- Palasa Vanuatu (pre-order, bulk), Kavaha, 1 kg: 159.99 EUR (160 EUR/kg)
- Palasa Noble Kava, Kava Mode, 1 kg: 214.97 EUR (215 EUR/kg)
- Kava Powder Palasa, Kavaha, 400 g: 86.99 EUR (217 EUR/kg) · out of stock
- Kava Powder Palasa, Kavaha, 200 g: 49.99 EUR (250 EUR/kg) · out of stock
- Kava Powder Palasa, Kavaha, 100 g: 26.99 EUR (270 EUR/kg)
Prices read from vendor storefronts on 2026-09-16, ranked cheapest per kilogram first. No vendor pays to be listed.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: