Topic
Neraudia
About: Neraudia is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: The literature on early Hawaiian life notes the presence in the biota of a wide variety of herbs, shrubs, and trees that were harvested from casually available sources for their fibres, which proved to be such fine sources of fibre that they would later be cultivated along with the small group of cultigens the Hawaiians had carried with them to their new home.
Abstract: fibre plants, the literature on early Hawaiian life notes the presence in the biota of a wide variety of herbs, shrubs, and trees that were harvested from casually available sources for their fibres. These easily obtainable materials were apparently collected on an immediate need basis, i.e., the house or canoe builders simply gathered the components for a particular project. Thirty-five to 40 indigenous fibre plants are known to have been used in this way (Funk 1978). Early migrants to Hawaii probably had prior knowledge about the usefulness of many of these taxa. A few, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, were discovered later. Probably through trial and error it was found that tapa could be made from Pipturus, Neraudia, and Boehmeria; that a variety of other plants would yield fibre for string, rope, or mats; and that exceptional fibres could be extracted from Touchardia bark by retting. Some of these endemics, Touchardia, Urera, and Boehmeria proved to be such fine sources of fibre that they would later be cultivated along with the small group of cultigens the Hawaiians had carried with them to their new home. Broussonetia papyrifera was grown for tapa; Cocos nucifera L. for food, fibre, fronds, and wood; Musa spp. for fibre and food; and Cordyline terminalis (L.) (Kunth for food, food wrappers, thatch, and secondarily for fibres.
3 citations
1 Jul 1949
TL;DR: It is felt that several more years of collection and observation are necessary to furnish sufficient material for evaluating more clearly some of the taxonomic characteristics of the genus N eraudia.
Abstract: THE GENUS N eraudia is in the family Urticaceae and is endemic to tbe Hawaiian Islands. It is found from about 1,600 to 4,000 feet altitude but is seldom .represented by more than a few plants in any locality. The lack of a large volume . of material, the difficulty of collecting plants of the genus (both conditi ons resulting from its rarity ) , and some nomenclatorial confusion have contr ibuted to the lack of understanding of the . group. Even now, after the collections and observations of the past 2 years, it is felt that several more years of collection and observation are necessary to furnish sufficient material for evaluating more clearly some of the taxonomic en. tities included below. Even on the island of Oahu, which has been the most widely explored botanically of any of the Hawaiian Islands, more study of this genus is needed. Acknowledgm ents: Dr. Harold St. John, Chairman of the Department of Botany, Uni versity of Hawaii, suggested this genus as one in need of study and possible revision. He has directed my work and I wish to express my gratitude for his aid and guidance. I also wish to acknowledge the kindn ess of Marie C. Neal, Curator of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum Herbarium (Ho2) , inasmuch as the following work could not have be~n accomplished had it not been for the material borrowed from the herbarium. I am likewise grateful to Otto Degener of Honolulu for the loan of his collection of
1 citations
Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1949 | 1 |