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Kunig  PRODUCT NAME

Mahonia philippinesis Takida (M. Nepalensis DC.).   SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Kunig 
Local Name: Filipino: Kunig 
Family: Berberidaceae 
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Product Description: A shrub with compound, spiny leaves. The flowers are small, and borne on slender racemes 
NTFP Classification: Exudates and extracts 

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: Philippines 
Description: This species is found in the Mountain Province, Luzon 

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: other 
Uses: A yellow dye from this plant is used locally and identified as berberine by Brooks 
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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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