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 -- About the Author |
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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. |