Hawaiian Heritage Plants : : Revised Edition / / Angela Kay Kepler.

Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical an...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2023]
©1998
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (254 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
Preface --
Approaching Hawai'i --
'Awa --
Bamboo ('ohe) --
Banana (mai'a) --
Ferns --
Ginger, Wild ('awapuhi) --
Hala (pandanus) --
Hau --
Hibiscus, Red (koki'o 'ula) --
Hibiscus, White (koki'o ke'oke'o) --
'Ilima, --
Koa --
Kukui (candlenut tree) --
Lobelias (hāhā, 'ōhā wai) --
Maile --
Māmane --
Morning Glory, Beach (pōhuehue) --
Naupaka, Beach --
Noni (Indian mulberry) --
'Ōhelo --
'Ōhi'a Lehua --
Olonā --
Pua Kala (prickly poppy) --
Pūkiawe --
Sandalwood ('iliahi) --
Silversword ('āhinahina) --
Taro (kalo) --
Ti (kī) --
Wauke (paper mulberry) --
Wiliwili (Hawaiian coral tree) --
Further Reading --
Index --
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Summary:Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical and geographic, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of Hawaiian ecology into non-technical accounts of 32 plants important to early Hawaiians.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780824843922
9783110564150
DOI:10.1515/9780824843922
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Angela Kay Kepler.