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Use the numbers on this page to identify the leaves in the photograph.

	ENGLISH NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	LOCAL NAME	FOOD VALUE	DESCRIPTION OF PLANT	PREPARATION METHOD
1.	aibika, pele	Abelmoschus manihot		very good	small woody bush; many different kinds	Easy Method (no longer than 5 minutes, turn leaves once)
2.	amaranth, tropical spinach, Ceylon spinach	Amaranthus species		very good	plant with stand-up stems and spikes of flowers; many different kinds	Easy Method or Stir Frying
3.	basella, creeping spinach	Basella alba, Basella rubra		good	climbing or bushy plant with pink or white flowers	Easy Method (no longer than 5 minutes), Stir Frying or raw in salads
4.	breadfruit leaves	Artocarpus altilis		very good	large fruit-bearing tree	choose very young leaves, softened over a fire; remove stalk, then cook by Easy Method for 20 minutes
5.	cassava leaves	Manihot esculenta		very good	root-bearing shrub	choose young leaves; cook by Special Method. Do not eat raw
6.	chilli leaves	Capsicum frutescens		very good	small fruit-bearing bush	Easy Method or Stir Frying
7.	Chinese cabbage, pak choi	Brassica chinensis		good	dark green leaves with light stalks	Easy Method, Stir Frying, or raw in salads
8.	cowpea leaves*	Vigna unguiculata		good	climbing or bushy plant with long pea pods	Easy Method or Stir Frying
9.	drumstick tree, horse radish tree	Moringa oleifera		very good	small tree with yellowish-white flowers and long pods	Easy Method or Stir Frying
10.	European cabbage	Brassica oleracea (var. capitata)		fair	solid round heads of light green leaves	Easy Method, Stir Frying or raw in salads
11.	fern	Athyrium esculentum		good	large wild fern that grows in wet places	use top of stalks, split into 4 pieces, then cook by Easy Method
12.	gnetum, jointfir spinach	Gnetum gnemon		very good	small nut-bearing tree that usually grows in the bush	choose very young leaves, use Easy Method or Stir Frying. Do not eat raw
13.	Indian mulberry tree	Morinda citrifolia		very good	small tree with white flowers and bumpy fruits	choose very young leaves and use Easy Method
14.	kangkong, swamp cabbage	Ipomoea aquatica		good	trailing plant that grows in water or on dry land	Easy Method, Stir Frying or raw in salads
15.	pumpkin leaves	Cucurbita moschata		good	fruit-bearing vine	choose young shoots and leaves, use Easy Method or Stir Frying
16.	roselle, red sorrel	Hibiscus sabdariffa		good	small bush with woody branches	Easy Method or Stir Frying
17.	sweet potato leaves	Ipomoea batatas		good	root-bearing vine	Easy Method or Stir Frying
18.	taro leaves	Colocasia esculenta, Xanthosoma species		very good	root-bearing shrub	choose soft young leaves with pale stalks, use Special Method. Do not eat raw
19.	water cress	Nasturtium officinale, Roripa nasturtium-aquaticum		good	trailing plant that grows in water	collect only from clean water. Easy Method (only 3 minutes, Stir Frying or raw in salads
20.	winged bean leaves	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus		very good	climbing plant with long four-sided pods	Easy Method, Stir Frying or raw in salads
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SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION
COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRAINING CENTRE

DATE: July 1984

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