Ethnobotany of Pohnpei : plants, people, and island culture / compiled and edited by Michael J. Balick.

Other author Balick, Michael J., 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawaii Press; [New York] : New York Botanical Garden, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 585 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Ethnobotany--Micronesia (Federated States). --Pohnpei.
Traditional medicine--Micronesia (Federated States). --Pohnpei.
Plants, Useful--Micronesia (Federated States). --Pohnpei.

Contents Plants and people of Pohnpei: an overview / Michael J. Balick ... [et al.] -- Yams and their traditional cultivation on Pohnpei / Bill Raynor, Adelino Lorens, and Jackson Phillip -- Breadfruit and its traditional cultivation and use on Pohnpei / Diane Ragone and Bill Raynor -- Banana: an essential traditional crop on Pohnpei / Lois Englberger ... [et al.] -- Taro: an important Pohnpei staple food / Lois Englberger ... [et al.] -- The sacred root: sakau en Pohnpei / Michael J. Balick and Roberta A. Lee -- Traditional medicine, Pohnpei, and its integration / Roberta A. Lee -- Local uses of plants and fungi on Pohnpei: an ethnobotanical compendium / Elipiana Albert ... [et al.] -- Checklist of the vascular plants of Pohnpei / David H. Lorence and Timothy Flynn.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008031255
ISBN9780824832933 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0824832930 (pbk. : alk. paper)