WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



CONTENTS 



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Illustrations 235 



Introduction 239 



Descriptions of Species 241 



Family Polypodiaceae 241 



Athyi'ium esculentum 241 



Family Ophioglossaceae 241 



Helminthostachys zeylanica 241 



Family Cycadaceae 241 



Cycas rumphii 241 



Family Gnetaceae 244 



Gnetum gnemon 244 



Gnetum indicum 246 



Family Alismaceae 246 



Sagittai'ia sagittifolia 246 



Family Hydrocharitaceae 246 



Enhalus acoroides 246 



Ottelia alismoides 248 



Vallisneria gigantea 248 



Family Gramineae 248 



Coix lachryma-jobi, var. ma-yuen 248 



Panicum palmaefolium 250 



Family Cyperaceae 250 



Eleocharis dulcis 250 



Family Palmae 250 



Family Araceae 252 



Acorus calamus 252 



Alocasia macrorrhiza 253 



Amorphophallus campanulatus 253 



Cyrtosperma merkusii 254 



Pistia stratiotes 254 



Spathiphyllum commutatum 256 



Family Bromeliaceae 256 



Ananas comosus 256 



Family Taccaceae 256 



Tacca pinnatifida 256 



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