SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany Midterm • Name:

  1. 18 August Knife safety List key safety tips for proper use of a machete.
  2. 18 August: Banana patch Yellow fleshed bananas contain what important nutrient?
  3. 23 August: Ethnogardening What is the local name in your language or the English name of the plant that Natasha and April uncovered during the clean up?
    Natasha and April pulling grass Natasha and April pulling grass
  4. 25 August Monilophyte and Lycophyte hike The hike into the valley west of campus focused on monilophytes and lycophytes.
    1. What are lycophytes?
    2. Name a lycophyte in your language:
    3. What are monilophytes?
    4. Name a monilophyte in your language:
  5. 01 September Primitive plants presentations: For the following Asplenium nidus leaf:
    1. Is Asplenium nidus a □[monilophyte] or a □[lycophyte]?
    2. Is Asplenium nidus □[undivided], □[lobed], □[divided once], or □[divided once, lobed]?
    3. On the diagram above, label the sori.
    4. ______________ What do sori produce?
    5. ______________ What is the name of Asplenium nidus in your local language?
  6. For the following Microsorum scolopendria leaf:
    1. Is Microsorum scolopendria □[undivided], □[lobed], □[divided once], or □[divided once, lobed]?
    2. On the diagram above, label the sori.
    3. ______________ What is the name of Microsorum scolopendria in your local language?
  7. For the following Nephrolepis acutifolia leaf:
    1. Is Nephrolepis acutifolia □[undivided], □[lobed], □[divided once], or □[divided once, lobed]?
    2. On the diagram above, label the pinnae.
    3. ______________ What is the name of Nephrolepis acutifolia in your local language?
  8. 08 September Healing plants walk: Explain the purpose and intent of our walk up into Paies.
    Rose Jany points in the direction of Asplenium nidus
  9. 13 - 15 September Healing plants presentation: Raydeen and Natasha both presented healing uses of the following plant. What is the name of the plant in your language and what is the plant used to treat?
    Senna alata Senna alata
  10. At present there is a cold or flu going around that often develops into pneumonia. Provide a description of a local treatment for colds or flu with coughing.
  11. 20 September Pwunso botanic garden visit: Draw a line connnecting the following names with the best matching image.
    1. [Cinnamon tree] [Cycad] [Eucalptus deglupta: Mindanao gum tree]


      Cycad Eucalyptus deglupta Cinnamomum verum
    2. What is nutmeg and what is nutmeg used for?
  12. 22 September Ohigan The class cleaned a cemetery during a week known as "Ohigan" in Japan.
  13. What reproductive features do the gymnosperms share in common?
  14. 29 September Angiosperms: Label the diagram below from Naoya and Rose Jany's presentation - which is dicots and which is monocots?
    monocot and dicot features
  15. 04 October Island Food Community of Pohnpei Define and explain the listed benefit.