Eep Hagim Nungon Maa Dek: An Ethnobotanical Field Guide to the Upper Uruwa Region, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

David Ogate, Joel Adam, Hannah Sarvasy, Jennifer Plaistowe, Sheila Sondik

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Abstract

An extensive ethnobotanical field guide to flora in the upper Uruwa River region, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, in the Nungon language. For over 400 plants, the guide gives local names in the Towet variety of the Nungon language, descriptions of each plant and its fruits or seeds, its relatives in the local taxonomy, the animals that consume its fruits, and traditional human uses. More than two-thirds of the plants have at least one identifying photo.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationKingswood, N.S.W.
PublisherWestern Sydney University
Number of pages118
ISBN (Print)9781741084917
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Nungon language
  • Papua New Guinea
  • ethnobotany
  • field guides
  • plants

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