Ethnobotany of Pohnpei : plants, people, and island culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press; [New York] : New York Botanical Garden, c2009.
Description:	xi, 585 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ethnobotany -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pohnpei. Traditional medicine -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pohnpei. Plants, Useful -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pohnpei. Pohnpeian language. Ethnobotany. Plants, Useful. Traditional medicine. Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pohnpei. Texts.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7680966

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Other authors / contributors:	Balick, Michael J., 1952-
ISBN:	9780824832933 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0824832930 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
List of Primary Collectors
Chapter 1. Plants and People of Pohnpei: An Overview
Chapter 2. Yams and Their Traditional Cultivation on Pohnpei
Chapter 3. Breadfruit and Its Traditional Cultivation and Use on Pohnpei
Chapter 4. Banana: An Essential Traditional Crop on Pohnpei
Chapter 5. Taro: An Important Pohnpei Staple Food
Chapter 6. The Sacred Root: Sakau en Pohnpei
Chapter 7. Traditional Medicine, Pohnpei, and Its Integration
Chapter 8. Local Uses of Plants and Fungi on Pohnpei: An Ethnobotanical Compendium
Chapter 9. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei
Index

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