Documents
eHRAF is comprised of thousands of ethnographic sources including monographs, journal articles, dissertations and manuscripts. Use this page to find relevant documents by searching or filtering. Each document in eHRAF also contains a Publication Information page with added metadata including brief abstracts written by HRAF analysts who have subject-indexed the file.
Ethnobotany of the Miskitu of eastern Nicaraguaarticle 1997 • Coe, Felix G. & Anderson, Gregory J.
Miskito • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
The Miskitu are one of the three indigenous groups of eastern Nicaragua. Their uses of 353 species of plants in 262 genera and 89 families were documented in two years of fieldwork. Included are 310 species of medicinal, 95 species of food plants, an...Ethnobotany of the Garífuna of eastern Nicaraguaarticle 1996 • Coe, Felix G. & Anderson, Gregory J. (Gregory Joseph)
Garifuna • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
This is a survey of plant species used in the Eastern Lowlands of Nicaragua, home of four ethnic groups, including the Garifuna (Garífuna). The authors compiled the information through their own observations and interviews with locals. They note the ...