- 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:
- Apocynaceae
- Field_number:
- Herbarium_number:
- Geographic_area_of_collection:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Forest
- Latitude_longitude:
- Altitude:
- Habit:
- A smooth tree
- Height:
- 6 to 20 meters high
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Leaves:
- The leaves are whorled; 4-7 leaves in a whorl. Green and glossy on the upper surface, whitish or grayish underneath.
- Inflouresence_and_flowers:
- Crowded, hairy cymes about 10 cm long.
- Fruits:
- Tabular, reaching 40 cm long and 4-5 mm in diameter; yellow green when young and brown when matured.
- Seeds:
- Additional_info:
- Sometimes planted as an ornament; may also used for urban greening.
- Collected_by:
- Date_collected:
- Specimen_voucher_identified_by:
- Date_identified:
- Specimen_voucher_kept_at:
- Abstracted_by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date_abstracted:
- 31/05/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor
