kawa kawa

Piper excelsum (formerly known as Macropiper excelsum) of the pepper family (Piperaceae) and commonly known as kawakawa, is a small tree of which the subspecies P. kawa kwa excelsum subsp excelsum is endemic to New Zealand; [3] the subspecies P e subsp psittacorum is found on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands