 Hambalanti (Bis.)
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Omalanthus sp. |
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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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- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae
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- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon
- Habitat:
- Backyard
- Latitude /longitude:
- Altitude:
- 436 m
- Habit:
- A small tree or shrub
- Height:
- 5-8 meters tall
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Leaves:
- The leaves are triangular, not toothed and alternate. 5 to 15 cm long. The leaves turn red when senescent, hence the common name of bleeding heart.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Flowers are yellow green to red, 2 to 10 cm long.
- Fruits:
- The fruit matures from December to March, being a two lobed capsule with an oily yellow aril.
- Seeds:
- The seeds germinate quickly when the warmth of direct sunlight is available.
- Additional info:
- Collected by:
- Date collected:
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- Date identified:
- Specimen kept at:
- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 14/06/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor