Nipa PRODUCT NAME
Nipa fruticans Wurmb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Nipa |
| Local Name: | Sasa, Lasa, Pauid (Tagalog); Saga (Sambali);’Tata, Anipa (Cagayan) Nipa (Bicol, Palawan). |
| Family: | Palmae |
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| Product Description: | A stout, creeping, subterranean stem or rhizome. The leaves are pinnate, 7m or more in length, and occur in erect clusters. It is frequently forms a dense mass of vegetation which is very difficult to penetrate. The fruits are flat and about 12cm long by 10cm broad. The inflorescence is very characteristic, notably the large, globose, fruiting head, which is up to 30cm in diameter and borne on a special erect stalk |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Crafts and furniture making, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | It occurs along tidal streams throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets seeds resin |
| Uses: | The leaflets are used for making roofs, sun-hats, raincoats. The midribs of leaflets are used for making brooms, for tying bundles or rice The immature seeds are used as food The sap is collected for making vinegar, wine, sugar |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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