EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 23-24 



kdtjang-broel, kdtjang-tdno, kdtjang-tdmo, kdtjang-tjina, 

 kdtjang-djdna, kdtjang-manila, kdtjang-goreng, kakahuati, 

 hdnsang, alitak, aritak, kdsang, kdsa-gore, retak-tdnah, 

 retak-guring, itak-bumi, botji, bautji, boutji, njiha-tjina, 

 wardge, wardpe, wehrdpe, hatilal-unsil, hoi, huwea, hatila- 

 laitdin, uwdrsin, fongdri-tjina, laurur-makaharire, boee, 

 foee-kdse, fore-rdi, tjangore, sanggoren, tjanggoreng. 



Section XIII 



POISONOUS PLANTS 



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 Plants to avoid 24 



■ 24. Plants To Avoid. — a. Physic nut (Jatropha curcas) . — 

 This is a very common shrub found in hedges and fence 

 rows. Warning: The rather large seeds are poisonous and 

 violently purgative, not to be eaten under any circumstances. 

 Local names: Djdrak-kosta, lau-pdta, tuba-tuba, binddlo, 

 bintdlo, uto-papaldgi, baldtjai, ddmar-ende, djirak, kaleke, 

 beaw, blue, peleng-kaliki, pdkie-kdse, mouen-mdv, malote, 

 mdkamdle, ai-kamdne, jdihua-kamdlo, baldtjai, boldtjai, 

 kadoto. 



b. Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). — ^This is a com- 

 mon, coarse, erect shrub or shrublike plant with large lobed 

 leaves. It is found in thickets and open places. Warning: 

 The seeds are poisonous and a violent purgative, not to be 

 eaten under any circumstances. Local names: Agaliya, djd- 

 rak, tdngan-tdngan, lulang, dulang, lajdndru, rdngam, kaliki, 

 tatdnga, lolo, ketovmng, kolonjan, aldle, kildle, tilalongi, lulu, 

 luluk, baldtjai, tuitui-pakardngi. 



c. Tree nettle (Laportea). — These shrubs, or small trees, 

 grow in secondary forests and thickets, some species in the 

 high forest. There are many species. The leaf-edges, nerves, 

 leaf -stalks, flower- and fruit-bearing parts are supplied with 

 stiff, very sharp, stinging hairs, often not conspicuous. These 

 stinging hairs ((A), fig. 106) seated on thin bulbs, are filled 

 with intensely irritating sap. On light contact with the skin 

 one immediately has the sensation of having touched a very 



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