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ISBN: 9781566472197
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Author: Angela Kay Kepler
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824813291
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Surrounded by a vast array of colorful trees and shrubs, many residents and visitors with scant knowledge of botany are unable to find out more about "that tree with the small, pink flowers" or "the one on the corner with the pale green leaves." Kepler comes to our rescue with this easy-to-use guide and brings alive the kaleidoscopic flora that beautifies Hawai‘i.

Author: Bruce Bohm
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
ISBN: 9781566479059
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated archipelago on Earth. The chance arrival of plants and animals to these rich volcanic islands resulted in the evolution of a host of unique speciesalmost 90 percent of the plants native to this island chain do not occur anywhere else in the world. But the Hawaiian Islands were not to remain as they were. They were discovered by humans, and with the settlers came other invaders. Native species, which had evolved with few natural enemies, had little or no protection. The invasion had begun. The losses suffered have been huge, and until recently, few understood how much was being lost as these biological riches vanished from the Pacific Basin. Focusing on plants endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii's Native Plants also includes a sampling of species that occur elsewhere in the Pacific Basin, as well as those brought by early settlers, and other alien species. Dr. Bohm begins with the basic questions island biologists ask: Where is everything? How did it all get here? When did it all happen? The reader will also learn of the islands' fascinating geological history and the development of its native flowering plants and ferns, and the pests that have wreaked or threatened havoc on island biodiversity and others whose impact remains to be seen. The concept of endemism, or "nativeness," is also discussed. The scope of the discussion is invaluable in answering the question of what can we do now to protect what remains of Hawaii's priceless natural heritage.

Author: Angela Kay Kepler
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824819941
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical and geographic, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of Hawaiian ecology into non-technical accounts of 32 plants important to early Hawaiians.

Author: Amy Beatrice Holdsworth Greenwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581780925
Category : Ethnobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Native Hawaiian plants make up a unique flora because of the extreme isolation of the Hawaiian Islands. When the Polynesian settlers arrived, they encountered many plants that they did not know before. Over the course of generations, the Hawaiian people learned how to use the native flora to meet their needs. Along with the crops that the settlers introduced from the South Pacific, native plants became the basis for Hawaiian society and economy. In addition to describing the plants and their habitats, this guide relates the significance that native and Polynesian-introduced plants had to traditional Hawaiian culture, and tells how these plants are still used today." --Back cover.

Author: Waterford Press
Publisher: Waterford Press
ISBN: 9781620056431
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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For those looking to venture into the realm of tropical island plants, Hawaii is a living laboratory rich in floral diversity and endemism. The Aloha State has thousand of vascular plants, including over 1000 endemics. This is made possible by the varied terrain and humid climate that support multiple plant communities such as coastal shrublands, lowland dry forests, montane wet forests, bogs, and shore cliffs. Sifting through such a vast assemblage of plants is daunting to say the least, so it helps to have a starting point like the portable reference Hawaii Trees & Wildflowers. Beautifully illustrated, it includes 140 common and familiar trees shrubs and wildflowers like state flower Yellow Hibiscus as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 botanical sanctuaries and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this 12-panel folding pocket guide is the ideal companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and botanists who wish to deepen their understanding of Hawaii's natural history through its plant life. Made in the USA.

Author: Y. S. Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486403601
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Forty-four excellent illustrations of islands' characteristic flora and fauna: mango, breadfruit, prickly poppy, tree fern, pineapple, slipper lobster, damselfly, cone-headed grasshopper, house gecko, much else. Captions.

Author: Lois Lucas
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9780935848113
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.

Author: Kerin E. Lilleeng-Rosenberger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939487964
Category : Endemic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Kim M. Wilkinson
Publisher: PAR
ISBN: 0970254423
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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