EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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V FiGtTRE 8. — Cyrtosperma chamissonis. 



d. (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) . — This is a very large plant 

 growing only in fresh-water swamps or swampy places more 

 or less in the open. The leaf stalks are more or less covered 

 with short spines. Sometimes it is cultivated. The large 

 underground part is rich in starch, but is to be eaten only 

 when thoroughly cooked, either boiled or roasted. Local 

 names: Gdliang, pdlau, palduan, hdba, bur a, puraka, burdka, 

 mdota, puld'a, dpe, dpe-veo, via-kdna, opeves, Idck. 



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