EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



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Figure 13. — A, Buri palm {Corypha, a young palm at the left); B, 

 Fishtail palm {Caryota); C, Sugar palm {Arenga) . 



e. Coconut (Cocos nucifera) . — This plant is one of the 

 most commonly cultivated palms throughout Polynesia and 

 Malaya. The large terminal bud or "cabbage" is one of the 

 very finest vegetables, and may be eaten in quantity, either 

 raw or cooked. The nut yields the very best drinking water 

 that is available anywhere, while the meat may be eaten in 



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