Hawaiian heritage plants /
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| Author / Creator: | Kepler, Angela Kay, 1943- |
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| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
| Imprint: | Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c1998. |
| Description: | xii, 240 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3155733 |
Table of Contents:
- Approaching Hawai'i: The Carpeting of an Archipelago
- Heritage Plant Accounts. 'Awa, A Polynesian Tranquilizer. Bamboo ('ohe). Banana (mai'a). Ferns: 'Ama'u (Sadleria). Ferns: Hapu'u (tree ferns). Ferns: Maidenhair ('iwa'iwa). Ferns: Uluhe (false staghorn). Ginger, Wild ('awapuhi). Hala (pandanus). Hau, A Pacific-Wide Coastal Tree. Hibiscus: Red (koki'o 'ula). Hibiscus: White (koki'o ke'oke'o). 'Ilima, A Notable Lei Flower. Koa, A Majestic Native Hardwood. Kukui (candlenut tree). Lobelias (haha, 'oha wai), Hawaiian Botanical Treasures. Maile, A Fragrant Forest Vine. Mamane, A Native Flowering Tree. Morning Glory, Beach (pohuehue). Naupaka, Beach. Noni (Indian mulberry). 'Ohelo, An Edible Alpine Berry. 'Ohi'a lehua, A Sacred Forest Tree. Olona, A Native Fiber Shrub. Pua Kala (prickly poppy). Pukiawe, A Colorful Alpine Bush. Sandalwood ('iliahi). Silversword ('ahinahina). Taro (kalo). Ti (ki). Wauke (paper mulberry). Wiliwili (Hawaiian coral tree).