- 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:
- Polygonaceae
- Field_number:
- Herbarium_number:
- Geographic_area_of_collection:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon
- Habitat:
- Backyard
- Latitude_longitude:
- Altitude:
- 479 m
- Habit:
- An erect shrub
- Height:
- Grows 1-5 meters and is heavily branched
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Flattened like the body of flatworms
- Leaves:
- The leaves are simple, alternate, lanceolate, 0.5 to 2 cm. wide and 2 to 5 cm. long.
- Inflouresence_and_flowers:
- The unisexual cluster of flowers with greenish white perianths are borne in the axils.
- Fruits:
- The fruits are somewhat round in shape are classified as berries and turn red when ripe.
- Seeds:
- Additional_info:
- Collected_by:
- Date_collected:
- Specimen_voucher_identified_by:
- Date_identified:
- Specimen_voucher_kept_at:
- Abstracted_by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date_abstracted:
- 21/06/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor
