Islands, Plants, and Polynesians: An Introduction to Polynesian Ethnobotany : Proceedings of a SymposiumDioscorides Press, 1991 - 228 páginas These essays examine the diverse plant environments of Polynesia, the relationship of plants to Polynesian voyaging, plant introductions, origins of Polynesian cultivars, plant names, agricultural practices, and use of specific plants by Polynesians. |
Términos y frases comunes
aboriginally introduced agricultural systems algae archaeological Artocarpus Asia atolls banana Barrau Beaglehole Bernice Bishop Mus breadfruit Buck Canarium canoe ceremonial chemotypes coconut Colocasia Cook Islands crop cultigens cultivars cultural Dioscorea disease distribution domestication early Easter Island eastern edible environment esculenta ethnobotany European contact Fiji forests forms fruit Futuna Handy Hawaii Hawaiian high islands Honolulu indigenous irrigation kava kavalactones Kirch kūmara Lapita Lebot legend limu linguistic Maori Marquesas medicinal plants Melanesia Micronesia missionaries native Oahu Oceania Oceanic origin Pandanus Papua New Guinea Piper methysticum Polynesian agricultural Polynesian healers Polynesian herbal medicine Polynesian outlier Polynesian plant Polynesian Society pond-field prehistoric probably recorded roots Samoa seaweeds seeds shifting cultivation Society Islands southeast species sweet potato Tahiti Tahitian tapa taro throughout Polynesia Tikopia tion Tonga traditional tree tropical ūmara Univ valley Vanuatu variety vegetation voyage western Polynesia wichmannii wild Zealand Р Р Р