Bago PRODUCT NAME
Gnetum gnemon L SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bago |
| Local Name: | Bago, Magatungal (Lanao, Cotabato); Kugitas (Butuan); Bago, Bagu (Bataan, Tayabas, Camarines); Banago, (Bisaya); Kuman (Davao). |
| Family: | Gnetaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 10m. The leaves are opposite, oval 10-20cm in length, and usually pointed at both ends. The bark yields a stout bas fiber. The fruit is red, ovoid or ellipsoid, pointed, variable in size, usually not exceeding 2.5cm in length. |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species commonly cultivated in some towns of Batangas Province, Luzon, for its edible leaves and fruit |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits leaves, leaflets other |
| Uses: | Kernels of the fruit is eaten either boiled or roasted. Young leaves are frequently used as a vegetable. Bast is very tough and is used in making cordage. |
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| Management Practices: | According to Heyne,* the young leaves, flowers, and fruits are roasted favourites for stews. He says that in Java the ripe fruits are roasted and pounded while hot into thin, round cakes which are cooked in boiling oil, when they puff up into a porous, crisp cake called krupuk. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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