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((A), fig. 48) bears pink flowers; Erechtites Jiier act folia (B), 

 yellowish flowers. The plants are usually 2 to 3 feet high. 

 The tender parts may be cooked and eaten as greens. Local 

 names: Djildmpang, puyung, hageeni, holostrok, djdvibrong, 

 doblang, koroyono, sintrong. 



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Figure 48. — Erechtites. 



t. Spilanthes acmella. — This weedy herb grows both erect 

 or ascending. It is branched and bears yellow flowers. The 

 plant grows abundantly in meadows, waste places, along 

 paths, in abandoned agricultural lands, but not in the forests. 



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