. 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. Figure 19.—Sweet potato {Ipomoea batatas). h. Cassava, manioc, or tapioca (Manihot esculenta) .—A plant widely cultivated in the Old World Tropics and is the commercial source of tapioca. It is a shrubby plant 3 to 5 feet high. The large roots are rich in starch. Warning: The two varieties, bitter cassava and sweet cassava cannot be distinguished by any characteristic other than by taste. Bitter cassava is poisono

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. 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. Figure 19.—Sweet potato {Ipomoea batatas). h. Cassava, manioc, or tapioca (Manihot esculenta) .—A plant widely cultivated in the Old World Tropics and is the commercial source of tapioca. It is a shrubby plant 3 to 5 feet high. The large roots are rich in starch. Warning: The two varieties, bitter cassava and sweet cassava cannot be distinguished by any characteristic other than by taste. Bitter cassava is poisonous when eaten raw. Cooking elimi- 31. 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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