Bunga de china PRODUCT NAME
Adinidia merrillii Becc. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bunga de china |
| Local Name: | Bunga de china, Bunga de Jolo (Span.-Filipino); Oring-oring (Tagbanua) |
| Family: | Bunga de china |
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| Product Description: | It resembles the betel palm, but it is not so tall, and its leaves are much more strongly arched. It reaches a height of 8m and a diameter of 10-15 centimeters. The leaves are a bout 2m long with 40-50 pairs of leaflets. Its inflorescences, too, is quite different from that of the betel pal. The bright-crimson fruits, contrasting with the whitish fruit-stalks and sheaths, very ornamental |
| NTFP Classification: | Ornamental plants |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | In Manila it is extensively cultivated for ornamental purposes. It original home has been located, as it occurs in abundance on limestones formations in Palawan and the Calamianes Island (Coron). |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | The seeds sometimes used as a substitute for the betel nut (Areca catechu), in preparing buyo (Leaves of Piper betel), and lime for chewing |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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