Fresh Clips: Does Pohnpei Cinnamon Redeem Sassafras?
Michael Balick, director of the Institute of Economic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden, might know more about Pohnpei than anyone. Over the past decade, he has studied the biodiversity of the islands, particularly its medicinal plants. He recently collaborated on a new book, Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People and Island Culture (University of Hawai’i Press, 2009). The book is an effort of Balick and Pohnpei colleagues, under the supervision of the Pohnpei Council of Traditional Leaders.
