Posted at 8:59 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Ethnobotanist offers 'Canoe Plants' lecture
Advertiser Staff
Ethnobotanist Isabella A. Abbott will discuss "Canoe Plants: The Early Immigrants" at 6:30 p.m. May 17 at Bishop Museum's Atherton Halau.The "Traditions of the Pacific" lecture will discuss early immigrant plants, such as kalo (taro), 'uala (sweet potato),'ulu (breadfruit), and uhi (yam), plant species that were introduced by the first Polynesian settlers.
Fee: $5 (members free). For additional information, call 848-4157 or go to www.bishopmuseum.org.
