Prayer-bean or kansasaga PRODUCT NAME
Abrus precatorius L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Prayer-bean or kansasaga |
| Local Name: | Aguñañang, agunyanyang (Zamboanga); Bahai (Ticao); Bugayong, Bugayung Camiguin Is., Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Zambales); Bugbugayong (Union); Kansasaga (Pampanga, Tarlac, Camarines); Kasasaga (Pampanga, Bataan); Lago (Culion Is.); Lasa (Batanes Is.); Matang-ulang (Pampanga); Saga (Laguna, Batangas, Tayabas); Sagambaging (Polillo Is.); Sagasaga (Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Manila, Batangas, Tayabas); Ulangia Cuyo Is.). |
| Family: | Leguminasae |
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| Product Description: | A slender, branched, annual vine which reaches a length of 9m or less. The leaves are alternate, 5-10cm in length, and compound with 20-40 leaflets, which are 1-3c m long. The flowers are borne in axillary racemes which are usually shorter than the leaves. The flowers are numerous, often crowded, pink to pale purple or salmon, and about 1cm long. The pod is oblong, 2.5-5cm long, 1.5cm broad, and contains 3-5seeds which are shiny, 6mm long, and partly black and partly scarlet. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed to Philippines thickets |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bast fiber used for suitable cordage |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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