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Botany, Ethnobotany

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		Aboriginal Plant Use in South-eastern Australia Home Page ^Votes:0 Australian National Botanic Gardens Home > ANBG > Education > Aboriginal S.E. Aust Aboriginal Plant Use in South-Eastern Australia This web-site contains detailed notes and a bibliography on plants used by Aboriginal peoples of south-eastern Australia. The plants can be seen at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on the track shown on the map on the next page. The plants are numbered and named. The web-site is based on a booklet produced by the Gardens' Education Service. Continue Australian National Botanic Gardens - Education Service Read More Go to Site


		Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i (Redirect) ^Votes:0 Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i has moved to www.canoeplants.com Please update your bookmarks. Mahalo. The file you are seeking is located at: http://www.canoeplants.com/index.html Read More Go to Site

		David Webb ^Votes:0 David Webb - Ethnobotany Home Page The anatomical properties of useful plants are emphasized in these Websites. However, additional material is included to give some context for the anatomy and to provide a measure of beauty ! In some cases there are two entries for Each Lecture . They are essentially the same, EXCEPT that the PowerPoint Websites are used for classes . Image quality is not as good with the PowerPoint presentations. The PowerPoint Websites are more current & complete ! Students are responsible for the PowerPoint Websites ! Plant Anatomy for Ethnobotanists (Introductory) Anatomical Methods (Introductory & Advanced) Some Ethnobotanically Important Plants for Hawaiians (Introductory) What Makes Plants Waterproof & Strong (Introductory) What Makes Plants Waterproof & Strong (Po Read More Go to Site

		Ethnobotany ^Votes:0 Ethnobotany General Background Material What is Ethnobotany? Classification of Plants Central and South American Articles Medicines Foods Tubers Classroom Activities Ethnobotanicals West African traditional healer, Chief Ozonnamalu of Nigeria. Photo by Steven R. King, 1996. Return to the Resource Center Search \| Home Read More Go to Site

		FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA ^Votes:0 Welcome to the Flora of North America Web Site FNA presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. The Flora will appear in 30 volumes and will be available in print and on the Web. The Project Introduction History Scope & Rationale Content Administration Funding Newsletter Contact FNA The Flora Families Included Published Volumes How to Cite Future Volumes For Contributors & Reviewers Purchase the Volumes FNA Online The Outreach Resources Science Outreach Goals Lesson Plans Fact Sheets Copyright © 2007 Flora of North America Association. All rights reserved. Please contact our Webmast Read More Go to Site

		Flowerweb - Hortinews - ^Votes:0 Trends Weather Financial News Industry links News letter Link your site Advertise Active visitors : Find a Company --> Flowerbase E-cards Trade Leads Facts & Figures Corporate info Contact Read More Go to Site

		MBG Research: Bajo Calima ^Votes:0 Research Activities: W3Tropicos North America Mesoamerica South America Africa Asia ---------- Registration of Plant Names Taxonomic Treatments Bryology ---------- Applied Research Herbarium News Research Computing Library Conferences MBG Press ---------- Research Staff and Students ---------- What's New Guide to the Plants of the Bajo Calima Region En espaÑol The Bajo Calima region lies on the Pacific coast of Colombia near Buenaventura, in Valle Department. This region enjoys a warm, wet climate that supports a rain forest flora with a very high diversity of species. Extensive exploration and collecting has been done in this region by a number of botanists with the help of the company Smurfit CartÓn de Colombia and the Manager of Forest Research, Dr. J. A. Wright. Preparation of an illus Read More Go to Site

		Medicinal Plants of the Amazon ^Votes:0 a public information service from Ayahuasca SpiritQuest "Transformative workshop retreats exploring the essence of traditional shamanic ayahuasca healing practices and ethnobotany in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon" Ethnobotany of the Peruvian Amazon an introduction to medicinal and useful plants in the Amazonian region of PerÚ This is a dynamic cyber-reference constantly expanding in content. Bookmark this page and return often for new information about plant medicines of the western Amazon edited by Otorongo Blanco Iquitos, PerÚ bibliographic references for this site plants are organized alphabetically by name most commonly used in the Peruvian Amazon. Most do not have standard English common names. Botanical name is italicized. achiote Bixa orellan alacransillo Heliotropium indicum agu Read More Go to Site

		NativeTech: Indigenous Plants & Native Uses in the Northeast ^Votes:0 NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art Indigenous Plants & Native Uses in the Northeast. All the plants listed here grow along the trails of Schoolhouse Brook Park in Mansfield, Connecticut. This list was compiled specifically for a trail-side tour that described the Native American uses of local plants for food and medicine, as well as some technological and ceremonial uses. Every attempt was made to credit particular Native American Tribes with the information researched. The gathering walk follows the trails, a WOODED trail on the north side of Clover Mill Road (which follows part of the traditional Nipmuc Trail) , and a POND SIDE trail on the south side of Clover Mill Road. (Gathering walk tours were provided for the Nipmuc Indian Association of CT , and for the CT State Museum Read More Go to Site

		People and Plants ^Votes:0 People & Plants People depend on plants for nearly everything, including food, clothing, and shelter. In these pages you will learn about how indigenous peoples from around the world have used plants. An ethnobotanist lives with a different culture of people to learn how they use plants. Ten-year-old Gabrielle Plotkin interviews her father, ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin, and discovers how people in the Amazon use plants in their everyday lives. Tirio Indian kids from the Amazon use plants for everything from making boats from giant leaves to painting pets with the fruit of the lipstick tree. Meet some amazing kids from the Amazon. See Totem Poles and learn how and why Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest Coast carved and colored totem poles from cedar trees. Create a Totem Pole. You are Read More Go to Site

		The Living Edens "Manu" -- Flora: Plants ^Votes:0 --> Useful Plants By Glenn Shepard Jr., Medical Anthropologist and Ethnobotanist All text and photos copyright © 1997 by Glenn Shepard Jr. The rainforests of the Amazon contain dozens of useful plants that are used in everything from medicine to food, and industrial products like rubber. Some of these plants are listed below. The Amazon must be preserved in order to vouchsafe these and other potential discoveries for future generations. Ayahuasca Vine Machiguenga Name: Kamarampi Botanical Name: Banisteriopsis caapi (Malphigiaceae Family) Pronounced as "EYE-a-wasca," the ayahuasca vine is a tropical climbing vine best known for its psychoactive properties and use in Peruvian shamanic rituals. Sometimes called "the vine of the dead," this thick-rooted plant grows long l Read More Go to Site

		Tropical Plant Database ^Votes:0 Main database Common name Botanical name Ethnic uses Conditions Actions Raintree's Rainforest Mission Home Page Company Mission Philosophy Plant Harvesting Plant Images Raintree Products Rainforest Products Rainforest Pictures Rainforest Facts Article Section Rainforest Links Other Links Plant Data Reports Print Brochure Print Order Form Contact Us Search Site Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Free Service Espa?ol Portugu?s Deutsch Italiano Fran?ais Norsk Raintree is dedicated to providing accurate and factual information on the important plants of the Amazon Rainforest, therefore this section of the Raintree web site is the most extensive. This Tropical Plant Database is continuously under construction as we continue to add more rainforest plants which are under research and update the inf Read More Go to Site

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