Banana (Musa spp.) Domestication in the Asia- Pacific Region: Linguistic and archaeobotanical perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorDonohue, Mark
dc.contributor.authorDenham, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-17T22:44:08Z
dc.date.available2009-09-17T22:44:08Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionresearch
dc.description.abstractAn examination of linguistic terms for ‘banana’ within Island Southeast Asia and Melanesia sheds light on the history of Musa spp. domestication. Linguistic investigations suggest a westward dispersal of banana from New Guinea, mixing with a Philippine variety (or at least sphere of cultural usage), then westward again to mainland Southeast Asia, and (as far as can be linguistically inferred) onward to the western edge of South Asia. The linguisticallyderived interpretation accords generally with the archaeobotanical evidence and botanical models for the dispersal of banana cultivars.
dc.identifier.citationDonohue M, Denham T. 2009. Banana (Musa spp.) domestication in the Asia- Pacific region: linguistic and archaeobotanical perspectives. Ethnobotany Research and Applications 7:293-332.
dc.identifier.issn1547-3465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/12521
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.subjectbanana domestication
dc.subjectAsia-Pacific region
dc.subjectlinguistics
dc.subjectarchaeobotany
dc.titleBanana (Musa spp.) Domestication in the Asia- Pacific Region: Linguistic and archaeobotanical perspectives
dc.typeArticle
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