The banana as a key to early American and Polynesian History

• Authors : Langdon, R.


• Document type : Journal article


• Year of publication : 1993


• Journal title : Journal of Pacific History


• Volume (number) : 28 (1)




• Pages : 15-35


• Peer-reviewed : Yes


• ISSN : 0022-3344


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : The question of banana's antiquity in the Americas has been debated off and on for more than 400 years without being unequivocally resolved. This paper reviews the evidence for a pre-Columbian introduction of the banana to the Americas by the Pacific route.


• Keywords : HISTORY; PLANT INTRODUCTION; AMERICA; OCEANIA


• Open access : No


• Document on publisher's site : View article on publisher's site


• Musalit document ID : IN940063

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