Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Whole
plant Roots Leaves
One location where you
can find Kalo on campus would be in the garden next to Kaiona
room 51. Another location on campus where you can find Kalo
is outside of Alice Knapp, West Dormitory in a small taro
patch next to the rock wall located outside of the dorm,
closest to Keawe gym.
You can find the
kalo plant on the islands of Oahu at Mauna Loa, Hanalei
on Kaua'i, and Maui at Ke'eane. You can find the kalo plant
at many other places in Hawai'i where it's moist such as
in the mountain areas and valleys.
In order
for wet taro to grow it needs a marshy environment.
For dry taro, it needs moist uplands. Kalo was the
main staple for Hawaiian people. It was Polynesian
introduced. The Hawaiians used kalo for healing herbs,
and food. Hawaiians would pound the taro to make poi
as one of their meals for the day.
Roots: Stem: Leaves: Flowers: Fruit: Seeds: Propagation/Cultivation: Other
Facts:
Canoe
Plants of Ancient Hawaii At this web site you will
be able to find a few pictures of the plant and more information
about the plant. Hawaiian
Foods and Tropical Plants At this web site you will
be able to find facts about the taro leaves, the different
types of taro leaves and a different description of the
plant. East-Maui
Taro Festival-Häna, Maui At this web site you will
find. You will find a few information about the kalo history,
the festivals and different celebrations of the plant.
Canoe Plants of Ancient
Hawai'i. Lyton Dove White, Web writer.1994.Hookele
Hawaii School. 1 April 2003 <http://www.hawaii-nation.org/canoe/kalo.html>. Kepler, Kay Angela. Hawaiian
Heritage Plant. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii
Press, 1998. Krauss, H. Beatrice.
Plants in Hawaiian Medicine. Honolulu, Hawaii: The
Bess Press, Inc., 2001. Nagata, M. Kenneth. How
to Plant A Native Hawaiian Garden. Honolulu, Hawaii:
State of Hawaii Office of Environment Qualify Control, 1992. Wang, Jaw-Kai. Taro.
Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
Taro
Kalo
Colocasia esculenta
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