. 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 19 /. Buck yam (Dioscorea pentaphylla).—This is a climbing, twining vine, the leaves usually with five parts, the stems smooth or with short scattered spines. It is sometimes cul- tivated, but more commonly found wild in thickets. Some- times there are small bulbs in the leaf axils. The yams vary in shape and are usually not very large. Tliey may be eaten boiled or roasted. Local names: Ubi-pdsir, Figure 2
. 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 19 /. Buck yam (Dioscorea pentaphylla).—This is a climbing, twining vine, the leaves usually with five parts, the stems smooth or with short scattered spines. It is sometimes cul- tivated, but more commonly found wild in thickets. Some- times there are small bulbs in the leaf axils. The yams vary in shape and are usually not very large. Tliey may be eaten boiled or roasted. Local names: Ubi-pdsir, Figure 25.—^Wild yam {Dioscorea hispida). 37. 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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