Balobo PRODUCT NAME
Diplodiscus paniculatus Turez. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Balobo |
| Local Name: | Balobo (Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Tayabas, Camarines, Agusan, Cotabato, Basilan, Zamboanga); Barobo (Camarines); Barubo, Kideng (Cagayan); Bulugai (Cotabato); Buru, Bukad (Lanao) Maobo (Cebu); Maramani, Manaring (Isabela); Marubo (Samar, Leyte, Albay, Ticao Is., Masbate, Iling Is.); Mayubo (Antique); Muling0muling (Tayabas); Puyas (Laguna); Talu-talu, Mangalri, Tagpan, Dupdupan (Zamboanga). |
| Family: | Tiliaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 20m and a diameter of about 80cm. The leaves are alternate, smooth, pointed at both ends, and from 12-25cm in length. The flowers are rather small, whitish, or yellowish, borne on large compound inflorescences. The fruit is edible. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | The species is very common and widely distributed in the forests from northern Luzon to southern Mindanao. In some places it is the most numerous under story tree in the forest. It is not cultivated except at the Lamao Experiment Station |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | The bast sometimes is used for making rope |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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