One of the major early human migrations was the maritime Austronesian expansion into the islands of the Indo-Pacific, believed to have begun between at least 5500 and 4000 BP. These migrations were ac
Candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus) leaves, flowers, and fruit from Maui
Women preparing candlenut torches for the Baha Liurai festival in Babulo, Timor-Leste
Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos) plantation in Tongatapu, Tonga
Elephant foot yam in Taman Negara, Malaysia
Syzygium malaccense
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Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical Asia and Australia. It was cultivated from prehistoric times by the Austronesian peoples and introduced deliberately to remote Oce
Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
…edible fruit include the Java plum (Syzygium cumini), jambos (Syzygium jambos), lubeg (Syzygium lineatum), swamp maire (Syzygium maire), mountain apple (Syzygium malaccense), lipote (Syzygium polycephaloides), and the Java apple (Syzygium samarangense), among others. Two species are also important sources of spice: the…
Syzygium malaccense, Mangunharjo Orchard, Dlingo, Yogyakarta
Pommerac trinidad
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