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Lansones (Bis.)
 

Lansium domesticum

 
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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:
Meliaceae
Field #:
Herbarium #:
Geographic area:
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
Habitat:
Lowland area
Latitude /longitude:
Altitude:
473 m
Habit:
A tree
Height:
Growing to a height of 4 to 15 meters
Roots:
Stem:
Leaves:
Leaves are alternate, 20 to 40 centimeters long, with 5 to 7 leaflets, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 7 to 18 centimeters in length, and pointed at both ends.
Inflouresence & flowers:
Flowers are small, yellow and borne on spikes, solitary or fascicled on the trunk or larger branches.
Fruits:
Fruit is yellowish-white, occurring in bunches on a single stem, ellipsoid or globose, 2 to 4 centimeters long, with bitter seeds that are surrounded by a translucent pulp (arillus).
Seeds:
The pulp occurs in five sections with one well-developed seed.
Additional info:
Collected by:
Date collected:
Identified_by:
Date identified:
Specimen kept at:
Abstracted by:
Ando, JKA
Date abstracted:
15/02/2015
Province:
Siquijor

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