- Family:
- Zingiberaceae
- Common name:
- Not provided
- Local name:
- Kal'lawag (Mandaya)
- Indication:
- Use for dyeing textile materials specifically the "dagmay", traditional cloth of Mandaya tribe, pang kulay sa dagmay (yellow)
- Plant part used:
- Tuber (unod)
- Method of Preparation:
- Obtain a handful of tubers. Expose it to sunlight until totally dry. Grind the sun-dried tuber.
- Direction for use:
- Boil the grinded tuber then when it's already boiling soak the dagmay cloth.
- Additional information:
- Kal'lawag gives a yellow pigmentation.
- Informant:
- Kamunaan museum
- Place gathered:
- Davao Oriental, Mati, Kamunaan
- Gathered by / Date gathered:
- Paluga MJD, Ragrario AMM, Millondaga KJI, Cabero JD
- Abstracted by:
- 01/06/2013
- Date abstracted:
- 10/03/2014
- Province:
- Davao - Mandaya