Dao PRODUCT NAME
Dracontomelum dao (Blanco) Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Dao |
| Local Name: | Dao (Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Samar, Negros. Leyte, Palawan, Mindoro, Cotabato, Zamboanga); Habas (Butuan); Kamarak, Kamarag (N. Luzon); Lupigi (Agusan, Cotabato); Malaiyau (Tayabas). |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of 35-40m and a diameter of 100cm or more. The leaves are alternate and compound, usually with 5-7 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are smooth, pointed at the apex, abruptly pointed the base, 5-15cm long, and from 3-4.5cm wide. The flowers are small, white, odourless, and borne on compound inflorescence. The fruits are yellow, rounded, about 2cm in diameter, and have an edible pulp around the seed. |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed throughout the Philippines. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | Edible pulp around the seed |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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