- 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:
- Moraceae
- Field_number:
- Herbarium_number:
- Geographic_area_of_collection:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Lowland area
- Latitude_longitude:
- Altitude:
- 374 m
- Habit:
- A tree
- Height:
- 10 meters or more
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Leaves:
- Leaves are alternate, petioled, leathery, entire (though often lobed when young) , broad near the tip, pointed at the base, 10 -20 cm long , and 3 to 12 cm wide. Leafcolor is dark green and the underside is glabrous.
- Inflouresence_and_flowers:
- Male flowers are in club shaped or cylindrical heads 3 to 7 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter. They occur above the female flowers at the terminals or axils on young branches. Male flowers are green, tubular, fragrant, and 1 to 1.5 mm long.
- Fruits:
- The fruit is a syncarp 25 to 60 cm long which can weigh up to 35 kg. The green, oblong, fleshy fruits is covered with short, spine like projections.
- Seeds:
- The seeds are firm, waxy, and golden yellow with a thick gelatinous coat are 2.5 to 4 cm long by 1.0 to 2.5 cm wide.
- Additional_info:
- 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