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Current Name: Papapueo
Other Name: Papapueo
Reference: Whitney et al., 1939
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Current Name: Papapueo
Other Name: Pueo
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914; Chun, 1994;
Comments: Now rare, formerly abundant; cultivated, sometimes wild; corm white, resembles Haokea; leaf-blade has a wrinkled surface and margin; corm lacks so deemed especially suitable for medicine; matures in 10-12 months; poi and lu’au are good (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913). Petiole dark with white margin; corm and poi whitish (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: Papapueo
Other Name: Pueo hā lenalena
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Petioles yellowish (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913). Reminded the Hawaiians of an owl (Lucas).

Current Name: Papapueo
Other Name: Pueo ke'oke'o
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Petioles green (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u kea
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Poi is light colored and good in quality; lu’au is good; not suitable for medicinal usage, nor for offering to the gods (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: ‘Apuwai
Other Name: 'Apowai
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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Current Name: ‘Apuwai
Other Name: ‘Apuwai ke'oke'o
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Cultivated, sometimes wild in wet places near the woods; raised exclusively in lo’i; corm is white, soft in consistency, easy to pound and make into poi. The leaf-blade and petiole is dark green; blade is cup-shaped, with a crinkled margin, entire surface somewhat wrinkled; piko darker than surrounding area; good steamed or as poi; leaves make good lu’au; requires about 12 months for maturity (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913). Flesh is crumbly (puepuehu), poi is white; leaf is veined like a breaking wave (po‘i); petiole whitish; used to make medicinal apu (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: ‘Apuwai
Other Name: ‘Apuwai 'ula'ula
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Similar to Apuwai keokeo but with the color of the corm and petiole being reddish or pink; upper portion of the corm is markedly suffused with pink; petioles are purplish at their bases; poi is pink, and is superior to that of the Apuwai keokeo, which is soft and mushy. The poi of this kalo was highly esteemed by the chiefs in ancient times (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: Hāpu‘u? Piko?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u 'ele'ele
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914; Pukui & Elbert, 1986
Comments: Piko variety? (Wilder, 1923)

Current Name: Hāpu‘u
Other Name: Hāpu‘u hā uliuli
Reference: Handy, 1940; Pukui & Elbert, 1986
Comments: Favoured by planters (Pukui & Elbert, 1986)

Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u lena
Reference: Handy, 1940; Pukui & Elbert, 1986
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Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u 'ula'ula
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914; Pukui & Elbert, 1986
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Current Name: Apuwai?
Other Name: Mana wai
Reference: Handy, 1940; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Resembles Apuwai; white corm (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: ‘Apu
Other Name: ‘Apu
Reference: Whitney et al., 1939
Comments: Leaf blade is convex, or cup-shaped, catching and retaining the rain water- likened to a water-cup (apu-wai) (Handy & Handy, 1972)

Current Name: ‘Apu
Other Name: Oapu
Reference: Whitney et al., 1939
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Current Name: ‘Apuwai
Other Name: ‘Apuwai
Reference: Whitney et al., 1939
Comments: Matures rapidly (Wilder, 1923).

Current Name: Hāpu‘u
Other Name: Hāpu‘u
Reference: Whitney et al., 1939
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Current Name: Hāpu‘u
Other Name: Hāpu‘upu‘u
Reference: Whitney et al., 1939
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Current Name: ‘Apuwai
Other Name: 'A'apuwai
Reference: Pukui & Elbert, 1986
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Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘upu‘u ‘ele‘ele
Reference: Handy, 1940
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Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘upu‘u ke‘oke‘o
Reference: Handy, 1940
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Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘upu‘u maoli
Reference: Handy, 1940
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Current Name: ‘Apu?
Other Name: ‘A‘apu
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Cuplike (Pukui & Elbert, 1986)

Current Name: ‘Apu?
Other Name: ‘A‘apu ke‘oke‘o
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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Current Name: ‘Apu?
Other Name: ‘A‘apu lenalena
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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Current Name: ‘Apu?
Other Name: ‘A‘apu ‘ele‘ele
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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Current Name: ‘Apu?
Other Name: ‘A‘apu lehua
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913; MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: =Kumu? (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913)

Current Name: ‘Apu?
Other Name: ‘A‘apu ‘ula‘ula
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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Current Name: ‘Apuwai?
Other Name: ‘Apuwai 'ele'ele
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: Leaf-blade is convex, or cup-shaped, catching and retaining the rain water. Hence it is likened to a water-cup (apu-wai) (MacCaughey & Emerson, 1913).

Current Name: ‘Apuwai
Other Name: ‘Apuwai uliuli
Reference: Chun, 1994
Comments: =ulaula

Current Name: ‘Apuwai?
Other Name: ‘Apuwai lenalena
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: yellow apuwai?

Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u lenalena
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u nūkea
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
Comments: nūkea=white around mouth/snout; Hawaiian coot (Pukui & Elbert, 1986).

Current Name: Hāpu‘u?
Other Name: Hāpu‘u kukea
Reference: MacCaughey & Emerson, 1914
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