The sago palms and other food plants of marsh dwellers in the South Pacific Islands by Jacques Barrau

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [New York, USA] [Society for Economic Botany] 1959Description: [12 p.] ill., maps, photographs 25 cmISSN:
  • 0013-0001
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.17368
In: Economic Botany Vol. 13, no. 2 (April-June 1959), p. 151-162Summary: "Some native groups of the South Pacific islands dwell in lowland swamps, an adverse environment for man. To ensure their sustenance, they rely on foraging for plants thriving naturally in the swamps such as sago palms (Metroxylon spp.) or theBruguiera mangrove trees. Sometimes they grow plants adapted to the marsh conditions, such asCyrtosperma chamissonis. The present work sums up the knowledge we have of these plants and their uses in Oceania."
Item type: Journal article
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SPC Special Collections SPC 338.173 68 BAR 1959 Available 43818

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162)

"Some native groups of the South Pacific islands dwell in lowland swamps, an adverse environment for man. To ensure their sustenance, they rely on foraging for plants thriving naturally in the swamps such as sago palms (Metroxylon spp.) or theBruguiera mangrove trees. Sometimes they grow plants adapted to the marsh conditions, such asCyrtosperma chamissonis. The present work sums up the knowledge we have of these plants and their uses in Oceania."