Gumihan PRODUCT NAME
Artocarpus elastica, Reinw. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Gumihan |
| Local Name: | Antipolo (Tayabas, Samar); Gumihan (Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon); Tugup (Surigao, Davao). |
| Family: | Moraceae |
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| Product Description: | A stately tree with a trunk 60-90cm in diameter. The leaves are alternate, crowded, obtuse at both ends, occasionally lobed towards the apex, the larger ones 20-30cm wide, 60-90cm long. The fruit contains a sweet, edible pulp of fair or good quality, embedded in which are numerous seeds which are roasted and eaten like peanuts |
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| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | Seeds roasted and eaten like peanuts, |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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