Balete PRODUCT NAME
Ficus palawanensis Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Balete |
| Local Name: | Agamid (Itneg); Agamit (Abra); Balete (Cavite, Laguna, Tayabas, Lanao). |
| Family: | Moraceae |
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| Product Description: | A large, strangling fig with alternate, smooth, leathery, elliptical leaves, pointed at the apex, usually rounded at the base, and 15-22cm in length. The fig is red, oval, and about 1.5cm in diameter. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is found throughout the Philippines at low altitudes |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | The rope made from the bast of this species it is very strong The fiber is used for making wild-hog traps |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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