Pasau na bilog PRODUCT NAME
Corchorus capsularis L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Pasau na bilog |
| Local Name: | Panigbin, Sumpa (Samar); Pasau na bilog (Tagalog). |
| Family: | Tiliaceae |
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| Product Description: | An erect, branched, annual herb 1-2m in height. The stems are usually purplish. The leaves are alternate, the apex pointed, the base rounded with a tall-like projection on each side of the midrib, the margins toothed. The flowers occur in small groups in the axils of the leaves and are about 4mm long. The petals are yellow and the sepals often purplish. The fruit is rounded capsules, a centimetre in diameter and with longitudinal ridges. |
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| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is widely distributed in the Philippines in open low grasslands and waste places. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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