Ethnobotany of Pohnpei : : Plants, People, and Island Culture / / ed. by Michael J. Balick.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Albert, Elipiana,; Albert, Kiped,; Balick, Michael J.,; Daniells, Jeff,; Dores, Alfred,; Ekiek, Ben,; Englberger, Lois,; Eperiam, Primo Emos,; Flynn, Timothy,; Gallen, Robert,; Kostka, Mark,; Law, Wayne,; Lee, Roberta A.,; Lengsi, Relio,; Levendusky, Amy,; Ling, Dana Lee,; Lorence, David H.,; Lorens, Adelino,; Phillip, Jackson,; Ragone, Diane,; Raynor, Ally,; Raynor, Bill,; Raynor, Pelihter,; Santiago, Valentine,; Sohl, Francisca F.,; Sohl, Francisco,; Victor, Mayorico,
• HerausgeberIn: Balick, Michael J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (592 p.) :; 387 color illus.

Ethnobotany of Pohnpei examines the relationship between plants, people, and traditional culture on Pohnpei, one of the four island members of the Federated States of Micronesia. Traditional culture is still very strong on Pohnpei and is biodiversity-dependent, relying on both its pristine habitats...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Primary Collectors
• Chapter One: Plants and People of Pohnpei: An Overview
• Chapter Two: Yams and their Traditional Cultivation on Pohnpei
• Chapter Three: Breadfruit and its Traditional Cultivation and Use on Pohnpei
• Chapter Four: Banana: An Essential Traditional Crop on Pohnpei
• Chapter Five: Taro: An Important Pohnpei Staple Food
• Chapter Six: The Sacred Root: Sakau en Pohnpei
• Chapter Seven: Traditional Medicine, Pohnpei, and its Integration
• Chapter Eight: Local Uses of Plants and Fungi on Pohnpei: An Ethnobotanical Compendium
• Chapter Nine: Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei
• Index