Iba PRODUCT NAME
Cacca acida (L.) Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Iba |
| Local Name: | Iba (Tayabas, Manila); Karamai (Ilocos Sur, Abra, Mindoro); Laioan (Camarines). |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small deciduous tree 4-9m in height. The branches bear nodules in the axils of the fallen leaves. The leaves are smooth, 20-40cm long, pinnate with alternate pinnae, which are rounded at the base, pointed at the tip, and from 2-7cm long. The flowers are small, pink, and crowded in clusters on racemes which grow from the nodules on the branches. Male and female flowers are usually on separate plants. The fruit is rounded, greenish-white, 1-1.5cm in diameter, fleshy, acid, edible, and contains a hard, bony, 6-8 grooved stone. |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is widely distributed in and about towns in the Philippines and is occasionally cultivated for its edible fruits. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | fruits are eaten |
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| Management Practices: | It is occasionally cultivated |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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