Haole Koa is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is an aggressive colonizer and nearly everyone living in Hawaiʻi has Haole Koa growing nearby, as well as many people living in tropical and subtropical locations around the globe. Leucaena leucocephala is its scientific name, and it is also known as …
Haole Koa My white pompom flowers and thornless stems, branches, and trunk help differentiate me from other legume trees. My name is Leucaena leucocephala, you can call me Haole Koa. I also go by White Leadtree and have become known around the world by many other names. For example in Mexico they call me Guaje, …
New plant to be featured in the Savage Kitchen App… Haole Koa (Leucaena leucocephala)!! Over 1 billion people around the planet have access to this abundance species, which is high in protein and beta-carotene, and who produces its edible seeds and leaves year-round. Snubbed by the colonizing Conquistadores, haole koa has an over 7000-year history …
Join me at the Queen Kaahumanu Center Mall this Friday! I’ll be on the main stage from 6:30-7:30pm making 2 recipes with haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala) seeds. For more info about this event, which partners with the Blue Zones Project, check out this Maui News article :: http://www.mauinews.com/news/community-news/2018/01/wild-foods-advocate-to-lead-demonstration/
