| Reference Source | Reference Type | Archival Data | Comments |
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| Pease, T. C. and R. C. Werner 1934 | Use - Food | "There are Indian chestnuts of admirable beauty full of nuts bigger and finer than those of Lyons. There is no one who on seeing them does not believe them to be excellent." They were reportedly very bitter, even after cooking on a fire ("Il y a des maroniers d'inde d'une beaute a admirer remplies de marons plus gros et plus beaux que ceux de lion, il ny a personne en les voyant qui ne croient qu'ils soient Excellentes . . . j'en mordis un croyant manger le meilleur maron du monde, mais je fus bien paye de ma Curiosite car je fus plus d'un quart d'heure sans pouvoir m'oster l'amertume qu'il m'avoit laisse a la bouche"). |
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| Lamb, E.W., Shultz, L.W. 1964 | Use - Medicinal | Leaves used for coughs, especially whooping coughs. |
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| Le Boullenger, Antoine-Robert, S.J. 1719-1744 | Use - Food | mamichimina, chestnut fruits |
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| Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 | Habitat | Originally occurred on acid upland soils throughout eastern Myaamia lands, but now almost eliminated due to blight. |
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| Gonella, M.P 2003-2006 | LeBoullenger and Pinet have "mamichimina" for chestnut, and Thornton has "mamishiminjeh" for chestnut tree. |
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| Bush, L. L 1996 | Human-charred chestnut nutshell and nutmeat material were recovered from an early 19th century Myaamia village site at the forks of the Wabash River. |
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| Thornton, W. 1802 | mamishiminjeh, chestnut tree |