Datiles PRODUCT NAME
Muntingia calambura L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Datiles |
| Local Name: | Cereza (Spanish, “cherry,” in Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Zambales, Coy Is.); Datiles (Spanish, “dates,” in Tarlac, Pangasinan, Camarines, Albay, Capiz); Latria (Laguna); Monazites (dim. of Spanish Manama, apple,” in Ilocos Norte and Sur, Abra, Cagayan, Union); Retiles (Bataan, Manila, Rizal, Batangas, Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Marindoque, Zamboanga, Cuyo Is). |
| Family: | Tiliaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree from 5-8m in height. The leaves are 8-13cm long, hairy, sticky, the base oblique, the apex pointed, and margins toothed. The flowers are white and about 2cm in diameter. The fruit is a rounded, red, smooth, fleshy, sweet, edible berry about 1.5c m in diameter and contains numerous small seeds. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is a native of tropical America, but it is naturalized in the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | The bark is used for making rope |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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