Florida Ethnobotany

Winner of the 2005 Klinger Book AwardPresented by The Society for Economic Botany.Florida Ethnobotany provides a cross-cultural examination of how the state's native plants have been used by its various peoples. This compilation includes common names of plants in their historical sequence, weaving together what was formerly esoteric information about each species into a full reference. The author accomplishes the monumental task of translating the common names of species, which offers insight into plant usage and a glimpse into the culture of each ethnic group or tribe. These common botanical names often demonstrate how individuals fit into their societies and how these societies functioned. Although there have been previous studies of plants used by the inhabitants of Florida, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of this flora-rich region that was so pivotal in the history of New World exploration.

People and Plants

1

(54)

Introduction

3

(1)

Methods

4

(1)

The Species

4

(1)

Common Names

5

(1)

Spelling and Pronunciation

6

(1)

Cherokee

6

(1)

Chickasaw

6

(1)

Chinantec, Paya, Tarahumara

6

(1)

Choctaw

7

(1)

Mikasuki

7

(1)

Muskogee/Creek

7

(1)

Format

7

(1)

Definitions

8

(1)

Florida---Then and Now

8

(1)

Ethnobotany

8

(1)

Florida's Lost Ethnobotany

8

(1)

The Florida People

9

(1)

Neighboring People

10

(5)

Southeastern Tribes

10

(3)

Caribbean People

13

(1)

Mexico's People

14

(1)

Northern South American People

15

(1)

Old World Newcomers

15

(2)

Europeans

15

(1)

Africans

16

(1)

The Ethnoflora

17

(3)

First European Impressions

17

(1)

Indigenous and Other Utilization

18

(2)

Table 1. Florida's Ethnoflora

20

(22)

Table 2. Other Species Used

42

(6)

Table 3. Species in Florida for Which No Documentation of Use Has Been Found But That Are Related to Others Known To Be Used

48

(2)

Table 4. Genera within Florida That Have Related Species Known To Be Used in Nearby Areas

50

(1)

Table 5. Species Excluded from the Florida Ethnoflora Because of No Firm Evidence That They Are Native to the State

51

(4)

The Ethnobotany

55

(686)

(Abutilon to Avicennia)

57

(74)

(Baccharis to Byrsonima)

131

(24)

(Caesalpinia to Cyrtopodium)

155

(106)

(Dalbergia to Drypetes)

261

(18)

(Echinacea to Exothea)

279

(28)

(Fagus to Fraxinus)

307

(8)

(Galactia to Gymnanthes)

315

(24)

(Habenaria to Hypericum)

339

(24)

(Ilex to Iva)

363

(12)

(Jacquinia to Justicia)

375

(8)

(Kallstroemia to Krugiodendron)

383

(8)

(Lachnanthes to Lythrum)

391

(32)

(Maclura to Myrica)

423

(30)

(Nelumbo to Nyssa)

453

(10)

(Obolaria to Oxypolis)

463

(14)

(Packera to Pyrrhopappus)

477

(80)

(Quercus)

557

(4)

(Randia to Rumex)

561

(24)

(Sabal to Symplocos)

585

(76)

(Taxodium to Typha)

661

(28)

(Ulmus to Uvularia)

689

(6)

(Vaccinium to Voyria)

695

(18)

(Xanthorhiza to Xyris)

713

(6)

(Yucca)

719

(4)

(Zamia to Zornia)

723

(18)

References

741

(66)

Index

807

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