Anibong PRODUCT NAME
Oncosperma filamentosum Blume. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Anibong |
| Local Name: | Anibong (Tagalog, Bisaya, Palawan) |
| Family: | Palmae |
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| Product Description: | A tall, slender palm. It can be recognized by the numerous, long, slender, horizontally spreading, stiff, sharp spines borne on the trunk throughout its length. The outer part of the trunk is very hard and durable |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | It often grows subgregariously in favorable habitats, in ravines, or in lowlands back of the mangrove and often within the influence of brackish or salt water |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits buds trunk |
| Uses: | The fruits sometimes used for substitute for areca fruits in preparing buyo for chewing The bud is edible, either raw or cooked The outer part of the trunk, split and into narrow pieces is extensively used for house floors. It is also used for spear shafts |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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