Agusahis PRODUCT NAME
Panicum palmifolium Koen. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Agusahis |
| Local Name: | Camarines- Agusais, Agusahis, or Hagusahis; Benguet- Yas. |
| Family: | Gramineae |
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| Product Description: | A grass 1-2m in height. The leaves are 2-8 cm in width and longitudinally folded. The seeds are about 3 mm long are borne in large numbers on terminal shoots |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed from Luzon to Mindanao |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | Seeds are used as subtitute for rice |
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| Management Practices: | During times of scarcity the grains of this grass are used in Camarines and by the Ilocos as a substitute for rice. The grain is harvested and then roasted in a large pot. After roasting it is husked by pounding. The glumes are then removed and the seeds are cooked with sugar. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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