Busain PRODUCT NAME
Bruguiera conjugata (Linn.) Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Busain |
| Local Name: | Pototan (Mindoro, Bataan, Tayabas, Negros, Leyte, Zamboanga, Basilan, Cagayan); Busai-ing (Tayabas); Bakau (Tinago Is., Zambales, Negros); Bakauan, Busi-ing (Mindoro). |
| Family: | Rhizophoraceae |
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| Product Description: | The leaves are elliptic or elliptic-oblong, pointed at the base tip, the base wedge-shaped. When dry the upper surface is shiny, the lower surface dull. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves and 3-4cm in length and when fully opened slightly over 3cm in breadth. The calyx is bell-shaped, leathery in texture and cut for the half its length into narrow pointed teeth, usually 12-15 in number. The fruit is small; it is found in the bottom of the calyx tube and contains a single seed which germinates in situ, forming a cylindrical root 30-60cm in length |
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| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Found in mangrove swamps |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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