EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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The younger parts of the plant may be cooked and eaten as 

 greens. Local names: Ddun-getang, ddun-gulang, ddun- 

 moorit, gletang, getang, gdtarig, gulang, djotang, legetan. 



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Figure 49. — Spilanthes acfiiella. 



legetan-kebo, sarunen, sarunei-sdpi, sriinen, djotjong, 

 djotjong-sdwa, kirat-tjirat, rdt-tjirat, bdga, gatdng-gdtang, 

 mlat-vilat. ddun-ldda. 



u. Pluchea indica. — This small shrub grows 2 to 3 feet 

 high. It is common and widely distributed, especially near 

 the seashore and in wet soil. It bears a pale violet flower. 



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