EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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c. Tephrosia purpurea. — ^This is a small, branched shrub 

 or shrubby herb, growing in open places. The small flowers 



siijint 'a 



Figure 111. — Derns eUiptica. 



are purple. It is widely used as a fish poison, especially in 

 Polynesia. The whole plant is crushed and thrown into the 

 pools where fish occur. See paragraph 25 for local names. 



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