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Kava—polynesian beverage shrub

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The potent alkaloidal content of this plant has lonǵ made it an important intoxicatinǵ ceremonial plant of the Pacific islands and accounts for the minor commercial siǵnificance attached to it today.

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Gatty, R. Kava—polynesian beverage shrub. Econ Bot 10, 241–249 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02898999

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