Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific (1943) (20667449173)

Title: Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific
Identifier: emergencyfoodpla00merr (find matches)
Year: 1943 (1940s)
Authors: Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956; United States. War Dept
Subjects: Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : U. S. Govt. Print. Office
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library



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20 QUARTERMASTER CORPS m. Solanum nigrum.—This is an erect, branched herb that normally grows 1 to 2 feet high. It has small white flowers and small black berries. It is common both in waste places and cultivated lands. The young leafy shoots make excellent
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OcLUM 42 Figure 42.—Solanum nigrum. greens when cooked, and are extensively so used in the Tropics of both hemispheres. The small black fruits are edible. Local names: Anti, rdmpai, rdnti, leuntja, leuntja-hddak, leuntja-hdjam, leutja-pdhit, konti, buse, hohose, magdlo, popolo. 56