Illustrated with sixteen plates from the first edition of Ambonese Herbarium, The Poison Tree demonstrates why Rumphius was the greatest authority on tropical flora of the time, exercising considerable influence on subsequent research, and recognized as a major source by specialists in the field. The work is also an intriguing source book on native use of plants in the seventeenth century, native customs, lore, religion, and historical information.
- ISBN13 9780870233296
- Publish Date 30 November 1981
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English