ʻUala

ʻUala e mea kanu dicotyledonous i ka ʻohana kakahiaka nani, Convolvulaceae . Hoʻohana ʻia kona mau aʻa nui, starchy , ʻono ʻono ma ke ʻano he kumu ʻai , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] he meaʻai nui ia ma nā wahi o ka honua. Ua hānai ʻia nā mea kanu ʻuala e hānai i nā ʻuala me ka ʻiʻo a me ka ʻili o nā waihoʻoluʻu like ʻole. Eia kekahi, ʻai ʻia nā ʻōpuʻu a me nā lau e like me nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo . Aia ka ʻuala a me ka ʻuala ma ke ʻano Solanales , e lilo ai i ʻohana mamao. ʻOiai ua ʻike pinepine ʻia ka ʻuala ʻeleʻele ʻo "yams" ma nā wahi o ʻAmelika ʻĀkau, ʻoi aku ka mamao o lākou mai nā ʻuala maoli , ʻo ia nā monocots ma ke kauoha Dioscoreales .

He ʻōmuku kēia mea. Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, e kōkua mai i ka holomua ʻana i kēia mea.