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Round-leaf Salago PRODUCT NAME

Wikstroemia ovata C. E. Mey. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Round-leaf Salago
Local Name: Dapnit (Iloko, Bontoc); Salago (Bulacan, Laguna).
Family: Thymelaeaceae
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Product Description: A shrub 1-3m in height. The leaves are opposite, smooth, pointed at the apex, rounded at the base, and 5-10cm long. The flowers are yellow, about 1.5cm long, and borne in small clusters. The fruits are red and about 1cm long.
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Countries Found: Philippines
Description: This species is distributed from Luzon to Mindanao

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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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