228 WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



Description of Species — Continued. Page. 



Family Dioscoreaceae 257 



Dioscorea divaricata 257 



Dioscorea esculenta 257 



Dioscorea hispida 257 



Dioscorea luzonensis 258 



Dioscorea pentaphylla 258 



Family Musaceae 259 



Musa spp 259 



Family Zingiberaceae 259 



Alpinia pyramidata 259 



Curcuma longa 259 



Vanoverberghia sepulchrei 259 



Family Piperaceae 260 



Piper spp 260 



Piper umbellatum var. subpeltatum 260 



Family Fagaceae 260 



Castanopsis philippensis 260 



Family Moraceae 262 



AUaeanthus glaber 262 



Allaeanthus luzonicus 262 



Artocarpus communis 262 



Artocarpus elastica 262 



Artocarpus Integra 262 



Artocarpus odoratissima 266 



Conocephalus violaceus 266 



Ficus ulmifolia 266 



Gymnartocarpus woodii 270 



Family Urticaceae 270 



Elatostema spp 270 



Family Olacaceae 270 



Anacolosa luzoniensis 270 



Ximenia americana 274 



Family Amaranthaceae 274 



Amaranthus viridis '. 274 



Family Aizoaceae 276 



Sesuvium portulacastrum 276 



Family Portulacaceae 276 



Portulaca oleracea 276 



Trianthema portulacastrum 276 



Family Basellaceae 278 



Basella rubra 278 



