Coconut palm or Niyog PRODUCT NAME
Cocos nucifera L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Coconut palm or Niyog |
| Local Name: | Coco, Cocotero (Spanish); Giragara (Zamboanga); Lobi, Lubi (Pampanga, Bisaya); Niog, Niyog (Ibanak, Iloko, Pampanga, Tagalog, Bicol, Bisaya); Ngotngot (Zambales); Ongot (Cagayan); Punlaing (Basilan). |
| Family: | Palmae |
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| Product Description: | It is multitude of uses, in number and importance probably not exceeded by any other palm |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Ornamental plants, Crafts and furniture making, Feed, fodder and fuelwood, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This palm is the most abundant, most universally distributed and from an economic standpoint by far the most valuable in the Philippines. It is cultivated in most parts of the country; here favourable conditions are found, thrives equally e ll o the seashore and inland up to altitudes of about 700m , and in some regions up to 1,500 meters |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits buds leaves, leaflets flowers trunk |
| Uses: | Fermented and unfermented drinks from fruit, for making vinegar. Shell from the fruit is used for making handicraft, charcoal, and fuel Buds used for making salad thatching materials, strips and fiber for making baskets, mats, rope, hats, brushes, brooms extracted for making wine or vinegar wood used for construction |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://traditionalmed.blogspot.com/2007/01/benefits-from-virgin-coconut-oil.html http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cocos_nucifera.html |
