Red Lutos or Baino PRODUCT NAME
Nelumbium nelumbo, Druce SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Red Lutos or Baino |
| Local Name: | Baino (Tagalog); Beno (Laguna); Linga-ling (Cagayan); Sana (Cotabato). |
| Family: | Nymphaeaeceae |
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| Product Description: | A perennial, aquatic herb with large, rounded leaves and large, attractive, pink, red, or white flowers which stand out of the water. The large seeds are contained in a cone-shaped structure |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Ornamental plants |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | It is very common in some parts of Laguna de Bay |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruits when nearly mature are eaten either raw or roasted |
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| Market Information: | The flowers sold in Manila |
| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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