- 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:
- Elaeagnaceae
- Field_number:
- Herbarium_number:
- Geographic_area_of_collection:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon
- Habitat:
- Primary forest or rainforest
- Latitude_longitude:
- Altitude:
- 470 m
- Habit:
- Deciduous?or?evergreen?shrubs?or small?trees.
- Height:
- Growing up to 10 metres tall
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Older stems are usually armed with thorns that are derived from short shoots - these help support the plant as it scrambles into the surrounding vegetation
- Leaves:
- The leathery leaves are bright green above while the undersurface, is covered in small silver or coppery coloured scales with a metallic sheen.
- Inflouresence_and_flowers:
- Clusters of small, white, four-petaled, star shaped flowers are followed by reddish-orange, elongated, speckled berries, with a persistent calyx, about 2cm long.
- Fruits:
- The fruits are 20 - 25mm long and contain a single large seed. The fruit ripen between June and December.
- Seeds:
- Single large seed.
- Additional_info:
- The ripe fruit has a sweet tangy flavour and makes an excellent savoury sauce or sweet jam.
- Collected_by:
- Date_collected:
- Specimen_voucher_identified_by:
- Date_identified:
- Specimen_voucher_kept_at:
- Abstracted_by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date_abstracted:
- 22/02/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor
