Mana Ulu (Mana Owene)
General characteristics: Medium in height, slender, erect, maturing within 7 to 12 months, producing two or three branches; distinguished by pinkish-rose color of petioles.
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Kakakura Ula (Kakakura)
General characteristics: Medium in height to tall, moderately spreading, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing very early from 6 to 12 short, thick rhizomes; distinguishable by brilliant reddish-purple coloration overlying light and dark green striping on petioles.
Aweu (Aweo, Aweoweo, Aweuweu, Mamauweo, Maauweo)
General characteristics: Medium in height to tall, moderately spreading, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing from 10 to 15 long, slender rhizomes, distinguished by length of rhizomes.
Bun-long (Bun-long-woo, Chinese)
General characteristics: Tall, well spreading, stocky, maturing within 9 to 12 monthes, producing from 15 to 20 oha; identified by purple corm fibers, conspicuous against whitish corm flesh.
Iliuaua (Pake)
General characteristics: Medium in height to tall, well spreading, stocky, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha which may remain dormant for several weeks; identified by exceedingly large leaf blades, very thick and firm in texture, and conspicuously divergent petiole sinus.
Miyako
General Characteristics: Short to medium in height, stiffly erect, moderately stocky, maturing in less than 10 months, producing more than 20 oha which remain dormant for several weeks; distinguished by dark green petioles diffused with reddish brown.
Akado (Ekaeka)
General Characteristics: Medium in height to tall, stiffly erect, stocky, maturing within 10 months, producing more than 20 oha which remain dormant for several weeks; outstanding among the Japanese taros because of vivid petiole coloring.
Tsurunoko (Araimo)
General Characteristics: Short, spreading, moderately stocky, often maturing within 6 months, producing as many as 40 oha that remain mostly dormant; distinguished by light green petiole sinus.