Series 446 - Margaret Tedder Solomon Islands botanical index cards

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AU ANUA 446

Title

Margaret Tedder Solomon Islands botanical index cards

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  • 1971 - 1974 (Creation)

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0.3 m (3 boxes)

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Name of creator

(1925)

Biographical history

Margaret and James Tedder lived in the Solomon Islands from 1952 until 1974. During the last years of her residence there, after the children went to Australian schools, Margaret did a lot of bush touring carrying out research on plants used by the Islanders for medicines, cures and other purposes. Most of Margaret Tedder's plant identifications were checked in the now defunct Forest Herbarium where she lodged duplicates of the plants.

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Scope and content

Index cards on medicinal and other useful plants in the Solomon islands, A-Z, arranged by plant family. The cards record: Name; Family; Habitat; Constituents; Therapeutic activity; Local names; Sources of information; Preparation and use; Regions reporting use; Other locations reporting use. Most of the information has been obtained from Central and Makira /Ulawa Province. The main language groups include: Temotu, Malaita-San Cristobal, Gela-Guadalcanal and New Georgia.

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Arranged alphabetically by plant family

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Conditions governing access

Researchers must sign an access agreement

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      Pacific Manuscripts Bureau microfilm available (PMB 1366)

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      ANUA 445

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Prepared by Karina Taylor in November 2012; additions processed by C. Ziegler February 2024.

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