EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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j. Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) . — This very fleshy weed- 

 like plant is often abundant in settled areas throughout the 

 Tropics, while other forms occur near the sea. The whole 



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Figure 39. — Purslane {Portulaca oleracea) . 



plant may be eaten raw or cooked as greens. Local names: 

 Golasiman, ulisiman, gelang, aturi, tamole, krokut, re- 

 serejan, djdlu-djdlu-kiki. 



k. Seaside purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum) . — This is 

 a trailing branched herb with fleshy stems and leaves, oc- 



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