Bulak-damo PRODUCT NAME
Asclepias curassavica L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bulak-damo |
| Local Name: | Anibong, Pasanglai (Bontoc); Bu-buyan, Bulak-damo (Tayabas); Bulak-kastila, Kalalauan, Chile-manuk (Bataan); Coronitas (Span., Camarines); Daldal (Batanes) Kamantiging-linau (Batangas); Kapas de Francia (Pangasinan); Maismaisan (Rizal). |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
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| Product Description: | An erect, simple or slightly branched, smooth, perennial herb 40-60cm in height. The leaves are opposite, narrow, pointed at both ends, and 7-13cm in length. The inflorescences are umbrella-shapes, and occur in the axils of the leaves or terminate the branches. The flowers are red and yellow. 1.2-1.4cm in length. The fruits are somewhat pointed at ends, 6-8cm in length, and 1-1.3cm in diameter at the middle. They contain numerous, flat seeds to which are attached numerous, long, silky hairs. |
| NTFP Classification: | Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is very common and widely distributed in open places in the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | The silky hairs of the seed are sometimes used for stuffing pillows |
| Origin: | It is a native of tropical America, but is now a weed in most tropical countries |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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