Neon PRODUCT NAME
Pothos spp. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bagu-balanak |
| Local Name: | Bagi, Malagayaman (Tayabas); Bagu-balanak (Samar); Mala-ang lako lakop (Samar (Samar); Palipe (Camarines); Tibatib (Bulacan); Uarat-uarat (Camarines). |
| Family: | Araceae |
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| Product Description: | A vines which climb up the trunks of trees and produce numerous, long, tough, aerial roots which are uniform in diameter and frequently straight. The color varies from white to brown or even black, depending on the species. This genus is characterized by its peculiar leaves; the petioles being, for the most part, leaflike. In some species they are broader and longer than the blades and in others smaller the blades |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Distributed in forests throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | The central cylinders of these aerial roots are extensively used in the Philippines in making coiled baskets |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/potneon.htm |
