Bignai PRODUCT NAME
Antidesma Bunius Spreng. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bignai |
| Local Name: | Bignai (Zambales, Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas); Bignai-kalabau (Manila vicinity); Bugnai (Ilocos Sur, Abra, Cagayan, Union, Nueva Ecija, Camarines, Mindoro, Iloilo, Cebu); Bunei (Bontoc); Bunnai (Isabela); Isip (Pampanga); Pagiruga (Cagayan). |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small tree 4-10m in height. The leaves are small, shiny, somewhat oval in shape, pointed at the tip, rounded or pointed at the base, and 8-20cm long. The flowers are small and green. The male flowers are borne on spikes and the female ones on racemes. The fruit is ovoid, red, about 8mm long, fleshy, acid and edible. It contains a single seed |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed in open places and second-growth forests throughout the Philippines. It is rarely cultivated. It is one of the commonest trees in the first stages of the invasion of grassland by second-growth forests |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruit is edible |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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