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blackhaw tree


Entry Type:  
Species
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
blackhaw tree
Myaamia Name:  
papakimišaahkwi

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Myaamia Archival Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Gravier, J. ca. 1700 Use - Food 

"papakimina des alizes" or "papakiminja alizier", blackhaw berries

Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 Use - Food 

"papakimini, papakimina, fruit or berry of the black haw, sweet tiny and of a black color, lit. [literally] flat berry, grows on holy bushes, blackhaw trees grow to a height of 15 to 20 feet".

Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 Use - Food 

In the traditional story of Young Thunder William Pecongah, he describes the crops he had growing on his land 160 acres of reserve in central Indiana. "There I planted corn, wheat, potatoes, peas, tobacco, beans, apple trees, pumpkins, watermelons, cucumbers, onions, hay, straw, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, turnips, tomatoes, pawpaws, cherries, strawberries, plums, blackhaws, peaches, walnut trees, pecans, hickory nuts, barley and rye".

Botanical Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 Description 

"Papakimini tawani, black haw tree or bush. There are several bushes called so in the west, but this is either Crataegus tomentosa or Viburnum prunifolium and grows to a height of 15 to 20 feet".

Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 Habitat 

Occurs in woods, thickets and roadsides throughout eastern and western Myaamia lands.

Related Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Coulter, S. 1932  

Dried bark of Viburnum opulus var. americanum, cramp bark, in small doses 1-3 gm is an antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, and a tonic and sedative for the uterus.

Gonella, M.P 2003-2006  

Blackhaw usually indicates Viburnum, whereas redhaw, or hawthorn or even black hawthorn indicate Crategeus spp.