Prehistoric giant swamp taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) from Henderson Island, southeast Polynesia

Pacific Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-156

  Hather, Jon G ^a   Weisler, Marshall I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FOSSIL; SWAMP;

PITCAIRN;

CYRTOSPERMA CHAMISSONIS;

EID: 0034121168     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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