Islands, Plants, and Polynesians
Islands, Plants, and Polynesians

Author: Brigham Young University--Hawaii Campus. Institute for Polynesian Studies

Publisher: Portland, Or. : Dioscorides Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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These essays examine the diverse plant environments of Polynesia, the relationship of plants to Polynesian voyaging, plant introductions, origins of Polynesian cultivars, plant names, agricultural practices, and use of specific plants by Polynesians.

Plants of Old Hawaii
Plants of Old Hawaii

Author: Lois Lucas

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780935848113

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An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.

Plants of the Canoe People
Plants of the Canoe People

Author: W. Arthur Whistler

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780915809004

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This book is about the useful plants of the Pacific islanders, with special emphasis on plants used by Polynesians. A total of ninety-six plants are included, listed in alphabetical order by scientific name, followed by a paragraph that includes Polynesian names and their origins and the English name if any. Range, habitat, uses of the plant, and a botanical description of the species are also included for each entry.

Plants in Hawaiian Culture
Plants in Hawaiian Culture

Author: Beatrice Krauss

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1993-10-31

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9780824812256

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This book is intended as a general introduction to the ethnobotany of the Hawaiians and as such it presumes, on the part of the reader, little background in either botany or Hawaiian ethnology. It describes the plants themselves, whether cultivated or brought from the forests, streams, or ocean, as well as the modes of cultivation and collection. It discusses the preparation and uses of the plant materials, and the methods employed in building houses and making canoes, wearing apparel, and the many other artifacts that were part of the material culture associated with this farming and fishing people.