A Pocket Guide to Hawaiʻi's Trees and Shrubs
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781566472197
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781566472197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bruce Bohm
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781566479059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated archipelago on Earth. The chance arrival of plants and animals to these rich volcanic islands resulted in the evolution of a host of unique speciesalmost 90 percent of the plants native to this island chain do not occur anywhere else in the world. But the Hawaiian Islands were not to remain as they were. They were discovered by humans, and with the settlers came other invaders. Native species, which had evolved with few natural enemies, had little or no protection. The invasion had begun. The losses suffered have been huge, and until recently, few understood how much was being lost as these biological riches vanished from the Pacific Basin. Focusing on plants endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii's Native Plants also includes a sampling of species that occur elsewhere in the Pacific Basin, as well as those brought by early settlers, and other alien species. Dr. Bohm begins with the basic questions island biologists ask: Where is everything? How did it all get here? When did it all happen? The reader will also learn of the islands' fascinating geological history and the development of its native flowering plants and ferns, and the pests that have wreaked or threatened havoc on island biodiversity and others whose impact remains to be seen. The concept of endemism, or "nativeness," is also discussed. The scope of the discussion is invaluable in answering the question of what can we do now to protect what remains of Hawaii's priceless natural heritage.
Author: Beatrice Krauss
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1993-10-31
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780824812256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Angela Kay Kepler
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1998-05-01
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780824819941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlmost 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.
Author: Waterford Press
Publisher: Waterford Press
Published: 2023-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781620056431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor those looking to venture into the realm of tropical island plants, Hawaii is a living laboratory rich in floral diversity and endemism. The Aloha State has thousand of vascular plants, including over 1000 endemics. This is made possible by the varied terrain and humid climate that support multiple plant communities such as coastal shrublands, lowland dry forests, montane wet forests, bogs, and shore cliffs. Sifting through such a vast assemblage of plants is daunting to say the least, so it helps to have a starting point like the portable reference Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers. Beautifully illustrated, it includes 140 common and familiar trees shrubs and wildflowers like state flower Yellow Hibiscus as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding pocket guide is the ideal companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to deepen their understanding of Hawaii's natural history through its plant life. Made in the USA.
Author: Amy Beatrice Holdsworth Greenwell
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781581780925
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Native Hawaiian plants make up a unique flora because of the extreme isolation of the Hawaiian Islands. When the Polynesian settlers arrived, they encountered many plants that they did not know before. Over the course of generations, the Hawaiian people learned how to use the native flora to meet their needs. Along with the crops that the settlers introduced from the South Pacific, native plants became the basis for Hawaiian society and economy. In addition to describing the plants and their habitats, this guide relates the significance that native and Polynesian-introduced plants had to traditional Hawaiian culture, and tells how these plants are still used today." --Back cover.
Author: Y. S. Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1998-01-12
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780486403601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForty-four excellent illustrations of islands' characteristic flora and fauna: mango, breadfruit, prickly poppy, tree fern, pineapple, slipper lobster, damselfly, cone-headed grasshopper, house gecko, much else. Captions.
Author: Kerin E. Lilleeng-Rosenberger
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781939487964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst
Publisher: Bess Press
Published: 2005-04
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781573062077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetailed instructions for growing native Hawaiian plants from cuttings or seeds, air-layering, grafting, watering, xeriscaping, transplanting, etc., and basic landscape maintenance. Also explains the plants' importance in Hawaiian culture.
Author: Island Heritage Publishing
Publisher: Island Heritage Pub
Published: 2004-03
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780931548406
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