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Hagonoy (Bis.)
 

Chromolaena odorata

 
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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:
Asteraceae
Field #:
Herbarium #:
Geographic area:
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon
Habitat:
Pasture land; waste places; grassy area
Latitude /longitude:
Altitude:
343 m
Habit:
A bushy herb or subshrub with long rambling branches
Height:
2 meters high
Roots:
Stem:
Leaves:
Arrohead-shaped, 5 to 12 centimeters long and 3 to 7 centimeters wide, with three characteristic veins in a pitchfork pattern, growing in opposite pairs along stems and branches.
Inflouresence & flowers:
Flowers are in clusters of 10 to 15, tubular, pale pink-mauve or white, 10 millimeters long, at the end of the branches.
Fruits:
Seeds:
Seeds are dark, 4 to 5 millimeters, narrow and oblong, with a parachute of white hairs which turn brown as the seeds dry.
Additional info:
Collected by:
Date collected:
Identified_by:
Date identified:
Specimen kept at:
Abstracted by:
Ando, JKA
Date abstracted:
01/03/2015
Province:
Siquijor

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