 Abokado (Bis.)
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Persea americana |
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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
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- Keywords:
- Family:
- Lauraceae
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- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Lowland area
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- Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- 10 to 20 meters or more
- Roots:
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- Leaves:
- Alternate, dark-green and glossy on the upper surface, whitish on the underside; variable in shape (lanceolate, elliptic, oval, ovate or obovate), 3 to 16 in (7.5-40 cm) long.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Small, greenish, and perfect (has both male and female parts).
- Fruits:
- Round, pear shaped, or oblong, and the skin of the fruit may vary in texture and color; flesh of the fruit is greenish yellow to bright yellow when ripe and buttery in consistency, but inferior varieties may be fibrous.
- Seeds:
- The single seed is oblate, round, conical or ovoid, 2 to 2 1\2 in (5-6.4 cm) long, hard and heavy, ivory in color but enclosed in two brown, thin, papery seedcoats often adhering to the flesh cavity, while the seed slips out readily.
- Additional info:
- Collected by:
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- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 15/02/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor