Cogon PRODUCT NAME
Imperata exaltata Brongn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kogon |
| Local Name: | Kogon |
| Family: | Gramineae |
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| Product Description: | A rank-growing, sod-forming grass about 1.m in height. Burning or cutting these grasses seems to have no injuries effect on the stand but rather causes an increase in the rate of growth |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | These grasslands originated in the flowering manner. When a forest clear cut and cultivated by primitive methods, grass and weeds invade the area |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets stems shoots |
| Uses: | The leaves are extensively used for thatching in all of the interior parts of the Archipelago, where it is difficult to transport nipa shingles. Stems are used locally to limited extent in the manufacture of hats The shoots are used for grazing, kugon areas are frequently burned over so that the young shoots may be utilized for this purpose. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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