EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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ous flowers. It is usually abundant in old clearings, partly 

 shaded ravines, old plantations, and along forest borders. 

 The hearts of the young shoots or stout plants ((A), fig. 17) 

 may be eaten raw or cooked, and these are often sold in the 



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Figure 18. — Bamboo shoots (several types). 



native markets of Java. The very numerous small seeds (the 

 species being allied to Italian millet) may be gathered and 

 boiled or roasted; these are used as a famine food in the 

 Philippines and elsewhere. Local names: Luluwan-kebo, 



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