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Kava
Known as:
Kawa Kawa
, Kava Kava
, Kawa
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An herb native to islands in the South Pacific. Substances taken from the root have been used in some cultures to relieve stress, anxiety, tension…
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Piperaceae
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Status of Land Birds on Selected Islands in the Ha'apai Group, Kingdom of Tonga
D. Steadman
1998
Corpus ID: 87261486
Based on fieldwork in 1995 and 1996, I assess the distribution, relative abundance, and habitat requirements of indigenous…
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1989
1989
DURATION AND DEPTH OF FAULTING OF THE 22 JUNE 1977 TONGA EARTHQUAKE
Jia-Jun Zhang
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T. Lay
1989
Corpus ID: 131592160
The 22 June 1977 (Mw = 8.2) Tonga earthquake has the longest rupture duration ever reported for a normal fault event. The 150-km…
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1988
1988
The transformation of the traditional Tongan polity : a genealogical consideration of Tonga's past
P. Herda
1988
Corpus ID: 132288155
Review
1986
Review
1986
A Revision of Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) in Eastern Melanesia
G. Webster
1986
Corpus ID: 86272441
In eastern Melanesia (New Hebrides to Fiji and Tonga), Phyllanthus is represented by eight native species in three subgenera…
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1980
1980
Burial Structures and Societal Ranking in Vava'u, Tonga
P. Kirch
1980
Corpus ID: 142154582
Among the *'law-like propositions" advanced by proponents of the New Archaeology is the hypothesis that attributes of size…
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1980
1980
Source Parameters and Rupture Mechanism of Deep-Focus Earthquakes
T. Sasatani
1980
Corpus ID: 55815505
One problem in studying source parameters of deep-focus earthquakes is the difficulty in determining source area and rupture mode…
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1971
1971
Ostracoda of Late Eocene Age from Eua, Tonga
J. Hazel
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J. C. Holden
1971
Corpus ID: 127769460
Thirty-one species of late Eocene ostracodes were found in a tuffaceous limestone on the island of Eua, Tonga. Of these, 10…
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Earthquake locations and seismic wave propagation in the upper 250 km of the Tonga island arc
W. Mitronovas
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B. Isacks
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L. Seeber
1969
Corpus ID: 131276057
This paper reports results of a series of short-term seismic observations made on nearly all the major island groups of the Tonga…
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1965
1965
Population, land and livelihood in Tonga
A. Maude
1965
Corpus ID: 134155823
1962
1962
False-positive alkaloid reactions obtained with extracts of Piper methysticum.
Angelo R. Furgiuele
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Norman R. Farnsworth
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Joseph P. Buckley
Journal of Pharmacy and Science
1962
Corpus ID: 28085632
Piper methysticum Forst. (Piperaceae) has been reported by several investigators to contain alkaloids. Several screening methods…
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