Talisai PRODUCT NAME
Terminalia catappa L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Talisai |
| Local Name: | Amendras de Indias (Spanish); Dalisai (Cagayan); Logo (Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, and Norte, Abra, Union); Salaisau (Benguet); Salisai (Zambales, Bataan); Savidug (Batanes); Talisai (Cagayan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Manila, Zambales, Laguna, Tayabas,, Camarines, Mindoro, Albay, Sorsogon, Iloilo, Negros, Cotabato, Davao, Palawan); Talisi (Basilan); Yalisai (Tayabas). |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
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| Product Description: | The fruit is 3-6cm long, somewhat flattened, ellipsoid in outline, prominently keeled along the side, and contains and edible seed of good flavour. It is, however, difficult to extract the seed from the fruit |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is widely distributed throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | Oil from the seed is edible |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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