SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany Preparatory Information Sheet

Part One: Plant Identification

Samples of the following plants will in the laboratory. You will have to match the sample to the name. Study the following on line web pages to assist you, although not all the plants listed are seen on these pages:
http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/ethobotany/svp.html
http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/ethobotany/gymno_garden.html

• Agathis robustus (kauri)
• Araucaria columnaris (Cook island pine)
• Asplenium nidus (bird's nest fern, nük, muhliklik, tehnlik, chath)
• Coffea arabica
• Cycas rumphii (cycad)
• Dicranopteris linearus (anecha, mwedil en mal)
• Lycopodiella cernua [Lycopodium cernuum] (club moss, unen katu, mac en tefuroh, suhke krismas, kidi en mal or kidi en leng)
• Myristica fragrans (nutmeg)
• Nephrolepis acutifolia (amare, rehdil)
• Nostoc (cyanobacteria, num, fokon faht, pwisehn ketipen)
• Ocimum sanctum (holy basil, warung, aring, kadiring, lamar)
• Phymatosorus scolopendria [Microsorum scolopendria] (chichi, sra kwem kwem, kidou, gob)
• Selaginella

Part Two

Part two will be an essay question. Marking will based on your ability to support your position and the number of arguments you can muster in favor of the position you take on the question. The essay should show an ability to think critically and to reflect on the content of the course. Grammar and spelling count in the essay, but only in that correct grammar and spelling will be worth a few points. Incorrect grammar and spelling will not cause any deductions, but may interfere with the clarity of your arguments.