Amboi-uan PRODUCT NAME
Grewia acuminate Juss. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Amboi-uan |
| Local Name: | Allagat, Alinau (Union); Alagasi (Negros); Bagun, Balagan (Palawan); Balongo dilang-ahas (Zamboanga); Amboi-uan (Union) |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 10m and a diameter of about 15cm. The leaves are alternate, hairy, pointed at the apex, rounded at the base, with toothed margins, and 8-15cm long. The flowers have whitish petals and prominent yellow stamens, and borne on compound inflorescences. The fruit is green, about 2cm in diameter, frequently somewhat four-lobbed, 4 seeds and very hairy. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed from La Union Province in Luzon to southern Mindanao |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | The bast extracted from the bark and made into ropes and strings. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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