 Kalawit sa busaw (Talaingod manobo)
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Alocasia sp. |
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- Authors:
- Paluga MJ, Cabero JD, Millondaga KJI, Ragrario AMM, Galang RM, Sia IC
- Title:
- Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnolinguistic Groups: The TALAINGOD MANOBO people of Sitio Laslasakan, Sitio Bagang, and Sitio Nalubas, Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao del Norte
- Source:
- Technical report
- Keywords:
- Alocasia sp., Kalawit sa busaw, Davao del Norte, Talaingod, Palma Gil, Sitio Nalubas
- Family:
- Araceae
- Field #:
- Herbarium #:
- Geographic area:
- Davao del Norte, Talaingod, Palma Gil, Sitio Nalubas
- Habitat:
- Forest
- Latitude /longitude:
- N7 44.900 E125 29.561
- Altitude:
- 739.71 meters
- Habit:
- Shrub
- Height:
- Roots:
- Stem:
- The stem (a corm) is edible, but contains raphid or raphide crystals of Calcium oxalate along with other irritants (possibly a protease)[2] that can numb and swell the tongue and pharynx resulting in difficult breathing, and sharp throat pain.
- Leaves:
- cordate or sagittate leaves grow to a length of 20 to 90 cm on long petioles.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Their araceous flowers grow at the end of a short stalk, but are not conspicuous; often hidden behind the leaf petioles.
- Fruits:
- Seeds:
- Additional info:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alocasia
- Collected by:
- Paluga MJD, Ragrario AMM, Millondaga KJI, Cabero JD
- Date collected:
- 2013-05-09
- Identified_by:
- Ferreras UF, Vendivil WF
- Date identified:
- 2013-07-13
- Specimen kept at:
- Manila, Ermita, UP Manila, Medical Annex, Salcedo Hall, NDIC , 3rd Floor, Room 302
- Abstracted by:
- Cabero JD
- Date abstracted:
- 2014-03-10
- Province:
- Davao - Talaingod