Manalu PRODUCT NAME
Semecarpus gigantifolia F. Vill SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Manalu |
| Local Name: | Anagas (Mindoro); Ligas (Laguna); Manalu (Bisaya); Niog-niogan (Tayabas); Topo (Camarines); Tukud-langit (Bataan). |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of 15m and a diameter of 50 centimeters. The leaves are very large. The flowers are small, and borne in large numbers on compound inflorescence. The fruit is 3-4cm long, deep purple, fleshy juicy, edible but somewhat astringent. They are produced in great abundance on the trunk, in panicles which are 10-40cm long or longer |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and distributed in the forests from Luzon to Mindanao. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruit is edible |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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