Kiapo PRODUCT NAME
Pistia Stratiotes L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kiapo |
| Local Name: | Aluluan (Cagayan); Dagailo (Agusan); Darahiro, Daraido, Darairo (Bikol); Kayapo (Bisaya); Loloan (Ilokano); Kiapo Tagalog. |
| Family: | Araceae |
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| Product Description: | This plant occurs in great abundance on the surface of stagnant water and slowly moving streams. The leaves are produced in a rosette, which gives the plant an appearance something like of ordinary lettuce |
| NTFP Classification: | Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Philippines This species is common and widely distributed at low and medium altitudes in the Philippines. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | This plant is sometimes used for feeding hogs. For this purpose it is boiled, to destroy the minute, stinging crystals which are very abundant in the leaves. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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