Kalumpit PRODUCT NAME
Terminalia edulis Blanco. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kalumpit |
| Local Name: | Alupi, Kalupe, Kalupi, Kalusit, Kalupi, Kalurig (Cagayan); Anagep (Ilocos Sur); Bagu (Butuan); Baho, Baraies, Kamaris (Palawan); Balisayin, Malagabi (Mindoro); Basi (Nueva Ecija); Bisal (Bulacan); Dalinsi (Tayabas, Laguna); Disi, Gisit (Nueva Viscaya); Gayumahin (Zambales); Kalamansanai (Rizal); Kalautit (Nueva Viscaya, Ilocos Sur, Benguet, Pangasinan, Cagayan); Kalomagon, Kalomanog, Kalomangon (Masbate, Samar, Camarines, Sorsogon); Kalumpit (Mindoro);, Zambales, Tarlac, Bulacan, Laguna, Masbate, Zamboanga, Bataan, Tayabas, Rizal, Cagayan, Camarines); Kalusi, Kalusit (Ilocos Sur, Cagayan); Kayumayen (Zamboanga); Kotmok, Tangal (Camarines); Magtalisai (Sorsogon, Masbate, Bisayas); Sakat (Laguna); Saket (Pangasinan); Tako Northern Luzon); Talisai (Sulu); Taya-taya (Guimaras Is.). |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 35m and a diameter of about a meter. The leaves are from 6-15cm in length, smooth, and pointed at both ends. The flowers are small, yellowish white, and borne on slender spikes which grow from the axils of the leaves. The fruit is about 3cm wide, smooth, dark red, fleshy, and acid |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is very common and widely distributed in the forests from northern Luzon to southern Mindanao. It is not known to be cultivated except at the Lamao Experiment Station |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruit is edible and should make good preserves |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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