. Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific. Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants. EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 20 r. Emilia sonchifolia.—^This is a common and widely dis- tributed weed and usually grows less than 1 foot high. It is found in open places, meadows, wastelands, and coconut plantations, but not in the forest. The flowers are pink or. tkt*^ 'JfU Figure 47.—Emilia sonchifolia. in some forms, reddish. The whole plant may be eaten raw or cooked. It is botanically allied to lettuce. Local names: Djonge, momelan, sdrop,
. Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific. Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants. EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 20 r. Emilia sonchifolia.—^This is a common and widely dis- tributed weed and usually grows less than 1 foot high. It is found in open places, meadows, wastelands, and coconut plantations, but not in the forest. The flowers are pink or. tkt*^ 'JfU Figure 47.—Emilia sonchifolia. in some forms, reddish. The whole plant may be eaten raw or cooked. It is botanically allied to lettuce. Local names: Djonge, momelan, sdrop, sundilan, kemandelan, pdtah- kemudi, tagulinas, libum, lamlampdka, fualele, meleni-vdo. s. Erechtites.—^These two weeds are very abundant in de- serted clearings and waste places. Erechtites valerianicolia 61. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956; United States. War Dept. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Govt. Print. Office
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