EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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the secondary forests, many different kinds being known. 

 Some of the species are reputed to cause had skin eruptions on 

 contact, or from the sap if the trees are cut down. The fleshy 



Figure 109. — Semecarpus. 



swollen basal parts of the fruits are usually dark purple and 

 can be eaten with safety. The plant belongs in the same 

 family with poison ivy and poison oak. Treatment, if one is 



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