Author: Susan Scott
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2000-05-01
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780824822514
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Can swallowing a poinsettia leaf kill you? Why do you have to cook taro before you eat it? Is cooking with oleander wood really dangerous? Poisonous Plants of Paradise, a well-researched and generously illustrated guide to potentially harmful plants in Hawai'i, answers these questions and many more in everyday language and in a user-friendly format. Of value to both medical professionals and the general public, this handbook describes each plant in words and color photos, then identifies the plant's toxins, mechanism of injury, incidence, signs and symptoms, and traditional and modern uses. The authors offer first aid recommendations and discuss advanced medical treatment based on the latest published literature. Health-care workers, naturalists, hikers, parents, and child-care providers will find Poisonous Plants of Paradise a highly useful and informative reference.
Author: Susan Scott
Publisher: Bess Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780935848939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A thorough treatment of the many plant and animal species found in Hawai'i.
Author: S. H. Sohmer
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1987-01-01
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780824810962
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Hawaiian islands, isolated by thousands of miles of ocean for millions of years, posses a unique assemblage of native flowers and plants. This text describes more than 130 indigenous and endemic species of Hawaiian plants, their characteristics and habitats, and how they came to be. The photographs aim to provide an easy and accurate means of recognizing a given plant and serve as a permanent record of the Hawaiian islands' fast-disappearing native flora.
Author: Lois Lucas
Publisher: Bess Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780935848113
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.
Author: Willis Thomas Pope
Publisher:
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Manual of plants found in fields, waste-lands, and along the road-side of the Hawaiian Islands.
Author: Fortunato Teho
Publisher:
Published: 1973-02-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9780912180137
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