Abang-abang PRODUCT NAME
Curculigo recurvata Dryand. Synonym of Molineria capitulata (Lour.) Herb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Abang abang |
| Local Name: | Abang-abang |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae/Hypoxidaceae |
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| Product Description: | An herb with a few, rather narrow, long longitudinally folded, boat-shaped leaves growing from the base of the plant. The flowers are yellow and in dense heads |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed from the Batanes Islands to Mindanao. It is common in the Mountain Province of Luzon |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | Other |
| Uses: | The hill people of Camarines used the fiber of this species for making false hair |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?12675 |
