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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
Source:
Keywords:
Family:
Apocynaceae
Field #:
Herbarium #:
Geographic area:
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
Habitat:
Lowland area
Latitude /longitude:
Altitude:
461 m
Habit:
A shrub although it may sometimes grow in to a small tree
Height:
Grow up to 12 meters high
Roots:
Stem:
Leaves:
Leaves are shiny, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 13 to 25 centimeters long, narrowed and pointed at both ends, furnished with slender nerves.
Inflouresence & flowers:
Flowers are white, fragrant, about 5 centimeters across, on terminal inflorescences.
Fruits:
Fruit is a drupe, smooth, ellipsoid or ovoid, 5 to 8 centimeters long, flattened on one side, with a fibrous endocarp, and containing one oily seed.
Seeds:
Additional info:
Collected by:
Date collected:
Identified_by:
Date identified:
Specimen kept at:
Abstracted by:
Ando, JKA
Date abstracted:
28/06/2015
Province:
Siquijor

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