Paul Petard

Paul Pétard (1912–1980) was a French botanist who specialized in the study of native plants of French Polynesia. His book Petard Botanical Plant Encyclopedia is still widely used as a reference, and contains much information about traditional applications of Tahitian Noni juice. He held a doctorate in pharmacy. 1912 births 1980 deaths 20th-century French botanists Botanists active in the Pacific Ethnobotanists