Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Publication Year:
1987
Publication Place
Washington
Physical Description:
43 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Kiribati
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34675
Legacy PEIN ID:
74676
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Plants - Kiribati
Fauna - Kiribati
Biological diversity - Kiribati
Abstract
This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive listing and analysis of Kiribati plant names, along with the corresponding Latin, English, and selected Pacific-island vernacular names for plant species with recognized Kiribati vernacular names. The study focuses on those species found on the 16 islands of the Kiribati group proper (known traditionally as Tungaru), with no attempt being made to include species which might be present on the other islands of Kiribati: Banaba (Ocean Island) to the west and the Line and Phoenix Islands to the east. A brief analysis of relevant past studies and the nature of the plants and their names is also included. The paper is based on a ten-day in-the-field inventory of Kiribati plant names and plant resources on the islands of Abemama and Tarawa in 1984, plus a four- week field study of the plants of Nauru in 1980-81, which included a study of the plants of the resident I Kiribati contract worker community. The findings of these studies were then emended in light of comparison and cross-checking with plant lists and plant names from pre-existing sources.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Publication Year:
1987
Publication Place
Washington
Physical Description:
43 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Kiribati
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34675
Legacy PEIN ID:
74676
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 08-May-2008
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021