Kava-Kava

Awa; Kava; Kawa; Kew; Piper methysticum; Yagona

?Kava Young Piper methysticum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Piperales Family: Piperaceae Genus: Piper Species: P. methysticum Binomial name Piper methysticum G.Forst. Kava (Piper methysticum) is an ancient crop of the western Pacific. Other names for kava include `awa (Hawaii), 'ava (Samoa), yaqona (Fiji), and sakau (Pohnpei). Kava is related to the black pepper; both have heart-shaped leaves ...