Kamagong PRODUCT NAME
Diospyros discolor Willd. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kamagong |
| Local Name: | Baling-agta (Cagayan); Kamagong (Pangasinan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Laguna, Sorsogon, Mindoro, Leyte, Dinagat is., Surigao, Agusan); Itom-itom, Malasantol (Butuan); Ituman (Leyte); Kamaya (Batanes Is.); Mabulo (Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Union, Zambales, Pampanga, Rizal, Bataan, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Manila, Guimaras Is.); Tulang (Rizal, Bataan, Pampanga). |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 25-32m and a diameter of 60-80 centimeters. The leaves are alternate, leathery, pointed at the apex, round, or pointed at the base. The upper surface is green and shiny; the lower covered with soft, pale hairs. The fruit is large, rounded, and fleshy, densely covered with brown hairs, and have disagreeable odor. They contain a few rather large seeds |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Crafts and furniture making, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed in the forests of the Philippines from Luzon to the southern limits of the Sulu Archipelago. It is frequently cultivated for its edible fruit, which is widely known as mabulo |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruit is edible and have good flavor |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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