Austin Florida Ethnobotany

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-135-48791-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 952 Seiten

Winner of the 2005 Klinger Book Award
Presented by The Society for Economic Botany.
Florida Ethnobotany provides a cross-cultural examination of how the state’s native plants have been used by its various peoples. This compilation includes common names of plants in their historical sequence, weaving together what was formerly esoteric information about each species into a full reference. The author accomplishes the monumental task of translating the common names of species, which offers insight into plant usage and a glimpse into the culture of each ethnic group or tribe. These common botanical names often demonstrate how individuals fit into their societies and how these societies functioned. Although there have been previous studies of plants used by the inhabitants of Florida, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of this flora-rich region that was so pivotal in the history of New World exploration.

Zielgruppe

Ethnobotanists, plant scientists, botanists, herbalists, ecologists, physicians, conservation managers, amateur gardeners, and educated laypersons, pharacognosists, tropical biologists, anthropologists, toxicologists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Austin, Daniel F.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Methods
The Species
Common Names
Format
Definitions
Florida – Then and Now
Ethnobotany
Florida's Lost Ethnobotany
The Florida People
Neighboring People
Southeastern Tribes
Caribbean People
Mexico’s People
Northern South American People
Old World Newcomers
Europeans
Africans
The Ethnoflora
First European Impressions
Indigenous and Other Utilization
Species Accounts