Ipil-ipil PRODUCT NAME
Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Ipil-ipil |
| Local Name: | Agho (Iloilo); Cipres (S. Tayabas); Datiles or Biatiles, Kabahero, Kabaero (Cebu); Ipil (Rizal, Manila, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Pangasinan); Ipil-ipil (Laguna); Jerusalem (Batangas); Kariskis (Ilocos Sur); Komkopitis (Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan); Loiloi (Leyte); Malaganit (Nueva Ecija) Palomari (Camarines); San Pedro (Capiz); Santa Elena (Pangasinan, Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, Tayabas). |
| Family: | Leguminosae |
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| Product Description: | A shrub or small tree 2-6m high. The leaves are 15-25cm long and compound with numerous leaflets which are narrow and 7-12mm in length. The flowers are white, and occur in dense, solitary, rounded heads which are 2-5c m in diameter. The pods are thin, flat, 12-18cm long, 1.4-2cm wide, and contain from 15-25 elliptical, shiny brown seeds |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is a native of tropical America, but is now found throughout the tropics. It is thoroughly naturalized in the Philippines and very common and widely distributed |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | The seeds are roasted and ground, and then used as a substitute for coffee |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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