Section III 



Cultivated Edible Roots 



Identification table. — This table does not include all means of 

 identifying cultivated edible roots. These tubers will usually 

 be found on sale in village markets or under cultivation in open 

 fields. However, it may not be possible to obtain the advice 

 of natives before preparing the edible portions of the plants. 

 Many roots contain poisonous crystals, so do not fail to read the 

 text accompanying the illustrations on the pages indicated in this 

 table. 



Identification Table — Cultivated Edible Roots 



BLACK 



Plant part l 



Description 



Illus. 



No. 



Common name 



Page 

 No. 



R 



Covered with many almost black hair- 

 like roots. 



38 



Yam (Caution). 



48 







BROWN 



R 



Resemble Irish potatoes 



37 

 39 



Dasheen (Caution) 



Cassava (Caution) 



44 



R 



Resemble sweet potatoes 



49 









PURPLE 



L 



Borders the leaves . 



36 

 40 



Oto (Caution) 



43 



Fl __. 



Look like the flowers of beans; some- 

 times are white. 



Yam bean 



50 









1 R=Root; L= Leaves; Fl= Flower. 



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