Some Suggested Reading: Mark D. Merlin's Published Papers

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Some of the Published works of Ethnobotanist and Hawaiian Historia, Mard D. Merlin.

Merlin, M. 2003. Archaeological Record for Ancient Old World Use of Psychoactive Plants. Economic Botany, 57(3): 295-323.

Merlin, M. 2000. A History of Ethnobotany in Remote Oceania. Pacific Science. 54 (3): 275-287.

Merlin, M. and W. Raynor. In press. Modern Use and Environmental Impact of the Kava Plant in Remote Oceania. In: M, Steinberg (ed.), Indigenous Peoples and Drug Plants. New York: Oxford University Press.

Mark D. Merlin. In Press. Pacific Ocean Islands, Coastal Ecology. In: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam.

Lebot, V., Merlin, M., and M. Lindstrom. 1992. Kava: The Pacific Drug. Yale University Press, New Haven and London. 255 pp. [paperback edition of the original university press hardback: Lebot, V., Merlin, M., and M. Lindstrom. 1997. Kava: The Pacific Elixir. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT.]

Merlin, M. 1984. On the Trail of the Ancient Opium Poppy: Natural and Early Cultural History of Papaver somniferum. Associated University Presses, East Brunswick, New Jersey, 324 pp.

Merlin, M. 1972. Man and Marijuana: Some Aspects of their Ancient Relationship. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Rutherford, New Jersey, hardback, 120 pps. (2nd edition 1973); [paperback, Perpetua Books, South Brunswick, New Jersey, 120 pp, l972].

Merlin, M. 2000. A History of Ethnobotany in Remote Oceania. Pacific Science. In press. [Vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 275-287].

Gartz, J., Allen, J. and M. Merlin. 1994. Ethnomycology, Biochemistry, and Cultivation of Psilocybe samuiensis Guzman, Bandala and Allen, A New Psychoactive Fungi from Koh Samui, Thailand. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 43:73-80.

Merlin, M. and J. Allen. 1993. Species Identification and Chemical Analysis of Psychoactive Fungi in the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 40:21-40.

Kennedy, J. and M. Merlin. 1993. Aboriginal Sweet Potato Farming in Hawaiian Dry Forest. Hawaiian Archaeology, Journal of the Society of Hawaiian Archaeology, 2:72-82.

Franklin, J. and M. Merlin. 1992 Species-environment patterns of forest vegetation on the uplifted reef limestone of Atiu, Mangaia, Ma'uke, and Miti'aro, Cook Islands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 3:3-14.

Allen, J. and M. Merlin. 1992 Psychoactive Mushroom Use in Koh Samui and Koh Pha-Ngan, Thailand. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 35:205-228.

Allen, J. and M. Merlin. 1992 Observations Regarding the Suspected Psychoactive Properties of Panaeolina foenisecii Maire. Jahrbuch fur Ethnomedizin und Bewustseinsforschung (Yearbook for Ethnomedicine and the Study of Consciousness, Germany). 1:99-115.

Allen, J. and M. Merlin. 1992. Psychoactive Mushrooms in Thailand: Some Aspects of their Relationship to Human Use, Law and Art. Integration: Zeitschrift fur Geistbewegende Planzen und Kultur (Journal for Mind-altering Plants and Culture, Germany). 2/3:99-108.

Merlin, M. 1991 Woody vegetation on the raised coral limestone of Mangaia, southern Cook Islands. Pacific Science. 45(2):l3l-5l.

Allen, J, Merlin, M. and K. Jansen. 1991. An Ethnomycological Review of Hallucinogenic Agarics in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 23(l):39-69.

Merlin, M. 1989. The Traditional Geographical Range and Ethnobotanical Diversity of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) Chevalier. Ethnobotany (India) l:25-39.

Allen, J. and M. Merlin. 1989. Copelandia and Other Psychoactive Fungi in Hawai'i. Hawaiian Botanical Society Newsletter. 28 (2):27-30.

Merlin, M. 1985. Woody Vegetation in the Upland Region of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Pacific Science, 39(1):81-99.

Merlin, M. and J. Juvik. 1985. Bird Protection in Western Samoa. Oryx. Journal of the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, Lo
ndon. 19(4): 97-103.

This is not all of Mark's publications. He has several field guides to native, coastal, and rain forest plants of Hawaii and other publications on the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. See beloow URL.

http://www.hawaii.edu/eecb/FacultyPgs/markmerlin.html

Mark also teaches a 16-week course every other semester on Psychoactive Drug Plants. Other studies are needed to participate in this class, including a major and a lab course.

See this URL and his other listed URL's at his site.

George Wong teaches Mycology on Oahu campus of the U of H and also a course on magic mushrooms and Dr. Don Hemmis teaches a mycology course at the U of Hawaii Big Island campus in Hilo.

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A bit of Trivia.

Mark's long lost and found sister is Leslie Easterbrooke of the Police Academy movies and Rob Zombies's, Devils Rejects