Reviews of Ethnobotany of the Black Americans

Encyclopedia of plants documented as brought to the Americas by Africans during the slave trade years. Includes a brief introductory history, a compendium of plants brought from Africa, and a longer compendium of native plants used by the slaves. Documents historic references, numerous quotes, alternate latin names and common names and uses; B&W illustrations. Author was on the staffs of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.