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Deora PRODUCT NAME

Peristrophe bivalves (L.) Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Deora
Local Name: Dausa, Deora (Bohol); Kalarosa (Bukidnon); Taoda (Agusan); Tiaora (Surigao). 
Family: Acanthaceae
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Product Description: A small bush usually about a meter or less in height. The leaves are opposite, somewhat hairy, pointed t the tip, abruptly pointed at the base, and 6-12cm in length. The flowers are fairly large, and pinkish or purplish
NTFP Classification: Exudates and extracts

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: Philippines
Description: This species is distributed from Mountain Province of Luzon to Mindanao 

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: leaves, leaflets  stems
Uses: The leaves and young stem yield a dye ranging in color from yellow orange to deep-red orange. In dying the leaves and young stem are cut off, put into water, and boiled with the object to be dyed 
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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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