Kalingag PRODUCT NAME
Cinnamomum mercadoi Vid. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kalingag |
| Local Name: | Canela (Spanish in Pangasinan); Kalingag (Rizal, Bataan, Lanao, Laguna, Samar, Tayabas, Camarines, Polillo, Pampanga); Kalingad (Pampanga); Kanila (Lepanto, Albay); Kanilao, Kaningai (Camarines); Kandaroma (Benguet); Kasiu (Calayaan Is.); Kuliuan, Uliuan (Cagayan); Samiling (Bataan). |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
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| Product Description: | A small to medium-sized tree up to 65cm in diameter. It is usually straight but not very tall. The leaves are opposite, smooth, leathery, pointed at both ends, distinctly 3-nerved, and from 8-20cm in length. The fruit is about 2cm long and surrounded to the middle by the persistent calyx |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is very widely distributed and well known, but rather scarce. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark is collected for commercial utilization |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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