. Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific. Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants. •0 QUARTERMASTER CORPS o. Ottelia alismoides.—^This herb has rather large, thin leaves. It grows in slow shallow streams, pools, and quiet ponds, the white flowers extending above the sui'face of the. Figure 44.—Ottelia alismoides. water, the leaves wholly submerged or extending to the sur- face. The entire plant may be cooked and eaten as greens. Local names: Etjeng, tjowehan, lila-laldngkow, podang, kala- hua, ddmong-ildlim, Idnten-sdga, tardbang. 58. Please

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. Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific. Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants. •0 QUARTERMASTER CORPS o. Ottelia alismoides.—^This herb has rather large, thin leaves. It grows in slow shallow streams, pools, and quiet ponds, the white flowers extending above the sui'face of the. Figure 44.—Ottelia alismoides. water, the leaves wholly submerged or extending to the sur- face. The entire plant may be cooked and eaten as greens. Local names: Etjeng, tjowehan, lila-laldngkow, podang, kala- hua, ddmong-ildlim, Idnten-sdga, tardbang. 58. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956; United States. War Dept. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Govt. Print. Office