- Authors:
- Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
- Title:
- Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
- Source:
- Keywords:
- Family:
- Melastomataceae
- Field_number:
- Herbarium_number:
- Geographic_area_of_collection:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Lowland area
- Latitude_longitude:
- Altitude:
- 407 m
- Habit:
- A spreading shrub
- Height:
- 1 to 3 meters high
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Leaves:
- Leaves are broadly lanceolate, 7 to 12 centimeters long, slightly rough and hairy on both surfaces.
- Inflouresence_and_flowers:
- Flowers are 4 to 7 centimeters across, clustered, and mauve purple. Calyx is closely set with short, chaffy, silky or silvery scales.
- Fruits:
- Fruit is ovoid, about 6 millimeters
- Seeds:
- Additional_info:
- Collected_by:
- Date_collected:
- Specimen_voucher_identified_by:
- Date_identified:
- Specimen_voucher_kept_at:
- Abstracted_by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date_abstracted:
- 12/04/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor
