Kalapini PRODUCT NAME
Pluchea indica Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kalapini |
| Local Name: | Banig-banig (Moro); Kalapini (Manila); Manzanilla (Batangas); Lagundi-late (Zambales). |
| Family: | Compositae |
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| Product Description: | A small shrub 1-4m in height. The leaves are 1-7cm long and widest toward the tip, which is slightly pointed; the base a narrows to a point; the margin is toothed. The flowers are light blue and are in dense heads arranged in compact inflorescence at the ends of branches. The fruit is minute and crowned with white hairlike projections |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | A small shrub 1-4m in height. The leaves are 1-7cm long and widest toward the tip, which is slightly pointed; the base a narrows to a point; the margin is toothed. The flowers are light blue and are in dense heads arranged in compact inflorescence at the ends of branches. The fruit is minute and crowned with white hairlike projections |
| Description: | Mangrove swamp |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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