Winter 1998
WELCOME to the second volume of Ethnobotanical Leaflets . In this edition you'll find a number of new subject areas to explore, including our debut issue of the "Web Journal." Under this heading will be found various short articles and research notes that may be of general interest to our readership. Contributions from our readers will also be welcome.
Web Journal
Atropa belladona : The Deadly Nightshade, by Stephen Howser
The Avocado, by David Robinson
Bamboo, by Brent B. Beilschmidt
Cannabis : The Hemp Plant, by Ernest G. Walker, Jr.
New World Domesticates of the Genus Chenopodium , by David Gordon De Fant
Erythroxylum : The Coca Plant, by April Rottman
Cocos nucifera , by Karen Smith
Cola Culture: Social & Economic Aspects of a W. African Domesticate, by R. Tindall
The Genus Datura : From Research Subject to Powerful Hallucinogen, by Kirsten Bonde
The Incredible Peanut, by Samuel L. Phillips
Red Hot Chili Peppers, by Tom Giesler
The Story of the Pineapple, by Elencia Davis
Cinchona and its Product--Quinine, by Cheryl Motley
Back Issues of Ethnobotanical Leaflets Fall 1997 Issue
Ethno-News
New Book on "Potions, Poisons, and Panaceas"
Charles Arzeni--In Remembrance
Pot Pourri
The Inclusive Herbarium by Edgar Anderson
How to Define a Species
Rain Forest Medicines, an interview with Mark Plotkin
Archaeological Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes in Peru, by D. Ugent and L.W. Peterson
Meetings
Society for Economic Botany 1998 Annual Meeting
XVI International Botanical Congress
Society of Ethnobiology
Society for Medical Plant Research
Careers in Ethnobotany
EBL Job Bulletin Board
Job Listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education
Careers in Ethnobiology and Conservation by M.J. Plotkin
An Introduction to Ethnobotany by C. Veilleux and S.R. King
Graduate Programs in Ethnobotany
Undergraduate Studies in Ethnobotany
Online Economic Botany Resources
NYBG Society for Economic Botany Home Page
SEB Journal Editor's Web Page
WWW Ethnobotany Resource Directory
Internet Directory for Botanical Illustrations
Kew's list of over 200 Web sites of interest to economic botanists
Economic Botany Web Pages, from the Internet Directory for Botany
Ethnobotany Database, U.S. National Agricultural Library
Native American Food Plants, U.S. National Agricultural Library
Medicinal Plants of Native Americans, U.S. National Agricultural Library
Phytochemicals, U.S. National Agricultural Library
Southern Illinois University Herbarium
Plants and Society (Plb 117)
Protocells: The Origin of Life
Tropical Dinoflagellates
SIU College of Science Home Page
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