Japanese climbing fern/Nito PRODUCT NAME
Lygodium spp. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Japanese climbing fern/Nito |
| Local Name: | Nito (Ilocos Norte and Su, Cagayan, Isabela, Union, Zambales, Pangasinan, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Camarines, Sorsogon, Samar, Negros Occidental and Oriental, Cebu, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, Bohol, Surigao and Misamis). |
| Family: | Schizaeaceae |
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| Product Description: | A slender, climbing ferns. The climbing portion is the leaf, which is indefinite growth and length |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Distinguished from all other Philippines ferns by these characterized of the leaves |
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| Management Practices: | Splints prepared from Lygodium are used in the manufacture of baskets, hats, and fancy boxes. In several provinces, nito splints are combined with buri or some other fiber to make various fancy artic les such as cigarette cases or pocketbooks |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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