General characteristics: Medium in height, erect, moderately stocky, maturing within 12 to 15 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha; distinguished from other Piko taros by dark purplish petioles.
General characteristics: Medium in height, erect, moderately stocky, maturing within 12 to 15 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha; resembles Piko Uaua very closely, but the petiole is white at base rather than pink.
General characteristics: Medium in height, erect, moderately stocky, matureing in 12 to 15 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha; distingushed from other Piko by dark green petioles and pinkish base.
General characteristics: Closely resembles Piko Kea, but maturing within 12 to 15 monthes; differs in having white petiole base and chalky white corm flesh.
General characteristics: Medium in height, erect, moderately stocky, maturing within 15 to 18 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha; distinguished by light green petioles and pinkish base.
General characteristics: Medium in height, erect, moderately stocky, matureing within 12 to 15 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha; distinguished from Piko Lehua-apei by lack of crinkled tissue on leaf blade and from other Piko varieties by the lilac-purple corm flesh.
General characteristics: Medium in height, eract, moderately stocky, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing from 5 to 10 oha; distinguished from other Piko varieties by outgrowths of dark green crinkled tissue on lower surface of leaf blade.
General characteristics: Short medium in height, moderately spreading, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing two or three branches; differentiated from Mana Keokeo by lighter petioles and whitish rather than light lilac-pink or purple leaf-scar rings on corms.
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.
General characteristics: Medium in height to tall, stiffly erect, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing two or three branches; characterized by large, somewhat ovate leaf blades and dark green petioles with dark brownish-purple on lower portion.
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