Alagau-dagat PRODUCT NAME
Premna nauseosa Blanco. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Alagau-dagat |
| Local Name: | Alagau, Alagau-dagat (Tagalog); Alagau-blanco (Zamboanga); Aragau (Davao); Argau (Negros). |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
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| Product Description: | A shrub 1-4m in height. The leaves are opposite, smooth, somewhat oval, pointed at the tip, rounded or somewhat heart-shaped at the base, 7-14cm long, and 5-7cm wide. The flowers are small, and greenish or greenish white. The fruit is rounded, dark purple, fleshy, and about 4mm in diameter |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed along the seacoast throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for those of Piper betle for chewing with the seeds of Areca catechu |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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