EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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forests. The young leaves and tender stems may be cooked 

 and eaten. Local names: Leldtaiig, Idteng-putih, hayeman, 

 tjeka-mas, ongo-ongo. 

 w. Acalypha wilkesiana. — ^This is an ornamental shrub 



Figure 51. — Acalypha indica. 



which grows 5 to 15 feet high. It has green or reddish twigs 

 and variegated leaves, green and variously mottled or light 

 red, dark brownish red, sometimes with greenish-yellow 

 blotches, or pale edges ((B), fig. 52). It is easily recognized 



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