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Fruits of Oceania

De Annie Walter, Chanel Sam
IRD Éditions/Aciar
Collection : Guides illustrés
décembre 2002
Livre papier
format 135 x 260 338 pages En stock
29,00 €

Présentation

Oceania, a vast ocean area dotted wih tiny islands, is home to a large number of fruiting trees, which are symbols of the legendary life of paradise and plenty in the region. Species grow there that are not well known outside Oceania, but which provide the island communities with varied and tasty foods. Eaten for thousands of years in that region of the world, they are nowadays making their appearance in the international marketplace.  

From Melanesia to Polynesia women and men, heirs to an ancient knowledge and experts on their own flora, were questioned and were listened to. This work covers about fifty of the commoner fruiting species, is based upon the knowledge and teaching of these people. Richly illustrated with photographic plates, botanical drawings and distribution maps. It provides a comprehensive guide to these foods.  

Each species is the subject of an individual dossier of assorted information: Latin name, common names, botanical description, ecology and exploitation, alimentary usages, other uses, etc.  

To peruse this manual, discovering the tropical nuts and fruits, is like travelling from island, from the Highlands of New Guinea to the Polynesian shores, along the way becoming acquainted with the Oceanian way of life.

Caractéristiques

Editeur : IRD Éditions/Aciar

Auteur(s) : Annie Walter, Chanel Sam

Collection : Guides illustrés

Publication : 1 décembre 2002

Edition : 1ère édition

Intérieur : Couleur

Support(s) : Livre papier

Poids (en grammes) : 772

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre papier : 1000000064650

Sommaire

  1. Traditional alimentation in Oceania  
  2. Traditional arboriculture in Oceania  
  3. Ethnobotanical inventoryof fruiting species 
  4. Bibliography  
  5. Fruits and nuts eaten from New Guinea to the Cook Islands  
  6. Species names and main synonyms  
  7. Vernacular names in detail  
  8. Index of scientific names  
  9. Index of common names  
  10. List of herbarium specimens  
  11. Index of species distribution maps  
  12. Index of botanical illustrations  
  13. Index of photographic plates

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