Piper methysticum (root)
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| + | ''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_methysticum, retrieved 02/27/2012).'' | ||
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| + | Kava or kava-kava (''Piper methysticum'') (''Piper'': Latin for 'pepper', ''methysticum'': (Latinized) Greek for 'intoxicating') is a crop of the western Pacific. | ||
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| + | The name kava(-kava) is from Tongan and Marquesan; other names for kava include ʻawa (Hawaiʻi), 'ava (Samoa), yaqona (Fiji), and sakau (Pohnpei). | ||
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| + | The roots of the plant are used to produce a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia including Hawaii, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia. | ||
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| + | ''The quoted text in this section was licensed for use under the Creative Commons ShareAlike License, version 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/'' | ||
| + | =Macroscopic Entries= | ||
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Revision as of 20:46, 27 February 2012
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Introduction
Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_methysticum, retrieved 02/27/2012).
Kava or kava-kava (Piper methysticum) (Piper: Latin for 'pepper', methysticum: (Latinized) Greek for 'intoxicating') is a crop of the western Pacific.
The name kava(-kava) is from Tongan and Marquesan; other names for kava include ʻawa (Hawaiʻi), 'ava (Samoa), yaqona (Fiji), and sakau (Pohnpei).
The roots of the plant are used to produce a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia including Hawaii, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia.
The quoted text in this section was licensed for use under the Creative Commons ShareAlike License, version 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Macroscopic Entries
Microscopic Entries
Information Request
Kava (root) (Piper methysticum)
General Characteristics Not reported.
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