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Hinalagat saging PRODUCT NAME

Uvaria sorzongonensis, Presl. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Hinalagat saging
Local Name: Alla-allagat, Mamogen (Cagayan); Balong saging (Palawan); Baluganos (Negros); Bulagak (Camarines); Butoan-pula (Surigao); Hilalagat saging (Rizal); Hinalagak-saging (Laguna, Rizal, Zambales); Malakakas (Zambales); Susong kalabau (Bataan, Palawan)
Family: Annonaceae
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Product Description: A large, woody vine with large leaves. The flowers are yellow, and about 3cm in diameter. The fruits are borne in rounded clusters, aromatic and edible. They are oval, about 1.5cm in length, and marked with prominent, transverse grooves
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Countries Found: Philippines
Description: This species is common and widely distributed from northern Luzon to Basilan, but is not cultivated.

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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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