Mana keokeo (Mana Kea)
General characteristics: Medium in height, erect, maturing within 7 to 12 months, producing two or three branches; characterized by dark green petioles with distinct pinkish-red edges.
Petiole: 60 to 85 cm long, dark green, distinctly pinkish-red at edge, white at base.
Leaf blade: 40 to 55 cm long, 20 to 40 cm wide, 30 to 40 cm from tip to base of sinus, ovate, thin in texture, medium green; margins undulate; piko small, yellowish; lobes obtuse, often overlapping, with narrow sinus.
Corm: Flesh chalky white with yellowish fibers; skin white, light lilac-pink to purple at leaf scars.
Origin, and derivation of name: Native variety; Keokeo refers to white corm flesh and white color at base of petiole.
Distribution: Grown extensively at Kona, Hawii, almost exclusively under upland culture.
Use: Mainly as table taro; one of the favorite varieties for making kulolo.
Remarks: This is probably the most popular of the Mana, due to its large corms and ability to produce good yields even under adverse conditions.
Taken from “Taro Varieties in Hawaii” Bulletin 84 by CTAHR
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