Arangen PRODUCT NAME
Ganophyllum falcatum Blume. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Arangen |
| Local Name: | Arangen Iloko in Union, Pangasinan); Bagusalai (Misamis); Gogo (Cagayan); Gogong-langit (Cavite; Gogolingin (Pampanga); Gugo Tablas Is.); Halas (Capiz); Malatumbaga (Bataan); Odo (Mindoro); Palumpong, Pararan (Davao); Saleng (Bontoc); Tugabi (Tayabas). |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 25m and a diameter of about 70 centimeters. The leaves are alternate, 20-35cm long, and pinnate with alternate leaflets which are inequalateral, pointed at the tip, oblique at the base, and from 5-12cm I length. The flowers are small, yellowish, and occur in large numbers on compound flowering shoot. The fruit is about 1.5cm in length, pointed at the tip, rounded at the base, and contain a single seed. The wood is hard, fine-grained, whitish, and fairly durable |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed from northern Luzon to Mindanao |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast trunk |
| Uses: | The bark is used as a substitute for gogo The wood is used in house construction |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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