Mana Weo (Weo)
General characteristics: Medium in height to tall, slender, stiffly erect, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing two or three branches; distinguished from other Mana by conspicuous, dark purplish petiole edges.
Petiole: 75 to 105 cm long, slender, dark green with conspicuous dark purplish edge, particularly near the base, white at base.
Leaf blade: 30 to 50 cm long, 20 to 30 cm wide, 25 to 40 cm from tip to base of sinus, narrowly sagittate, firm-chartaceous, medium green; piko yellow; lobes acute with shallow, wide sinus.
Corm: Flesh yellow with light yellowish fibers; skin cream-colored, purple along leaf-scar rings.
Origin, and derivation of name: Introduced from South Seas under the name of Weo; having been clased as a Mana, the group name was placed before the common name.
Distribution: Limited: little is known as to its adaptability.
Use: A fair table taro.
Taken from “Taro Varieties in Hawaii” Bulletin 84 by CTAHR
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