Kalaboa PRODUCT NAME
Ottelia alismoides Pers. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kalaboa |
| Local Name: | Spanish + Filipino- Espada; Bulacan, Rizal- kalaboa or kalabua; Bataan- Lanten-sapa; Camarines- Lanting; Ilocos-Tarabang. |
| Family: | Hydrocharritaceae |
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| Product Description: | An herb growing in fresh water. The leaves are extremely variable and have short or long petioles according to the depth of the water. The blades of the submerged leaves are often narrow; of the floating ones, ovate or somewhat pounded, with a rounded or heart-shaped base. They are 5-20cm long and wide. The flowers are white and about 2cm in length, the fruit oblong and from 2.5-4cm long |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species distributed throughout the Philippines in shallow lakes and slowly running streams |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | The Filipino children eat the fruit of this plant. Petioles and leaves are used as a vegetable |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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