Paul Petard (1912-1980 was a Frenchbotanist who specialized in the study of native plants of French Polynesia. His book Petard Botanical Plant Encyclopedia is still widely used as a reference, especially for information about traditional applications of TahitianNoni[?] juice
... at Louvain, and was admitted to the religious profession on October 7, 1860. Three years later he was sent to Hawaii, where he was ordained on May 24, 1864. On May ...