Baraibai PRODUCT NAME
Cerbera manghas Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Baraibai |
| Local Name: | Buto-buto (Surigao, Dinagat Is.); Bayag-usa, Pandakaki (Camarines); Baraibai (Baler); Buta-buta (Bataan); Batáno (Camiguin Is.); Kubi (Zambales); Dita (Moro); Lipata (Palawan); Panabulon (Negros); Dungas (Cotabato). |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
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| Product Description: | A shrub, although it may sometimes grow into a small tree. The leaves are shiny, narrowed at both ends, and about 20cm long. The flowers are white, fragrant, about 5cm in diameter, and occur on terminal branches. The calyx tube is shot and ends in 5 lobes, which are spreading, pale green, pointed, and about 2cm long. The corolla tube is slender, greenish white, large above, and about 4cm long. The upper part of the corolla is spreading, about 5cm in diameter, white with a purple centimeter, and divided into 5 lobes. The fruit is smooth, green, rounded, and about 6cm long |
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| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Mangrove swamps |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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