Poua kava
Poua is a kava cultivar from Malekula, Vanuatu. Legal class: Two-day (tudei).
Not a noble cultivar. Two-day kava under Vanuatu law, despite being described as noble by at least one vendor reference.
Origin
Island: Malekula. Country: Vanuatu. Coordinates: -16.25, 167.4167. Malekula on the kava map.
Legal standing
Two-day (tudei), per Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 3 (two-day).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 245361 | Dihydrokavain > Kavain > Dihydromethysticin > Yangonin > Methysticin > Desmethoxyyangonin | Kava Library |
How it is described
No published account of how Poua is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Kava Library describes Poua as noble. The Act lists Poua, Malekula North West as item 55 of Table 3, which makes it two-day kava and illegal to export from Vanuatu”, Vanuatu Kava Act No. 7 of 2002, Schedule Table 3 (two-day)
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page: