 Yahong-yahong (Bis.)
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Centella Asiatica |
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- 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:
- Umbelliferae/apiaceae
- Field #:
- Herbarium #:
- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Gardens, backyard, and damp uncultivated areas
- Latitude /longitude:
- Altitude:
- 388 m
- Habit:
- A prostrate, creeping, sparingly hairy or nearly smooth perennial herb
- Height:
- 40 cm high
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Slender stems rooting at the nodes.
- Leaves:
- The leaves are kidney-shaped, mildy-toothed and palmately nerved.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Flowers are dark-purple, axillary, ovate, and about 1 centimeter long.
- Fruits:
- Fruits are minute, ovoid, white or green, and reticulate, each with 9 subsimilar longitudinal ridges.??
- Seeds:
- Additional info:
- Eaten as a salad or vegetable dish.
- Collected by:
- Date collected:
- Identified_by:
- Date identified:
- Specimen kept at:
- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 31/05/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor