Anahau PRODUCT NAME
Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Anahau |
| Local Name: | Abiang Pampanga, Pangasinan); Anau (Cagayan, Isabela); Anaau (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur); Anahau (Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon); Bagsang (Samar); Bahi (Samar, Leyte, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Cebu, Negros, Bohol); Balak (Moro); Balla (Bagobo); Ballang (Cagayan); Bulno (Bicol); Labig Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Pampanga); Luyong, Tikis (Zambales); Palma brava (Spanish-Filipino); Pilig, Tikal (Tagalog); Sarau, Tarau (Cagayan). |
| Family: | Arecaceae/Palmae |
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| Product Description: | The trunks, which are about 20cm in diameter |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Ornamental plants, Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is widely distributed, but grows naturally only in the forested areas, and is of somewhat local occurrence in the Archipelago |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | buds leaves, leaflets trunk |
| Uses: | The buds and the fruits are edible The leaves are used for thatching materials, raincoat, hats The trunk is used for pillars in houses. The outer hard part of the trunk is sometimes removed form the strips and used for floors of houses. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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