 Sinaw-sinaw (Bis.)
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Peperomia pellucida |
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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:
- Piperaceae
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- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Waste area or pasture land
- Latitude /longitude:
- Altitude:
- 404 m
- Habit:
- An erect, branched, annual herb, shallow rooted
- Height:
- Reaching up to 40 centimeters high
- Roots:
- Stem:
- Very succulent stems. Stems are round, often about 5 millimeters thick.
- Leaves:
- Leaves are alternate, heart-shaped and turgid, as transparent and smooth as candle wax.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Tiny dot-like flowers scattered along solitary and leaf-opposed stalk (spike); naked; maturing gradually from the base to the tip; turning brown when ripe.
- Fruits:
- Seeds:
- Additional info:
- Leaves and stems may be eaten as vegetable.
- Collected by:
- Date collected:
- Identified_by:
- Date identified:
- Specimen kept at:
- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 08/03/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor