Kollokollot PRODUCT NAME
Urena lobata Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kollokollot |
| Local Name: | Afulut (Gaddan in Nueva Viscaya); Anonongkot, Baranggot (Bikol); Dalupan Kalui-kalutan (Bataan, Tagalog, Bisaya, Cullion Is.); Kollokollot (Amburayan, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Nueva Viscaya, Tarlac); Kollolot (Abra); Kulat, Kulet (Pangasinan) Kullukulluk (Iloko in Isabela); Mangkit (Tayabas); Poat-si-noang (Isinai in Nueva Viscaya); Puriket (Abra). |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Other Species of Same Genera: | |
| Product Description: | An erect, branched, hairy shrub 0.6-2.5m in height. The leaves are alternate, pale beneath, 3-9cm long, heart-shaped at the base, usually lobed, and with toothed margins. The flowers are pink or purplish and about 1.7mm diameter and covered with short, barbed spines. |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Crafts and furniture making, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common in waste places throughout the Philippines, and thrives under adverse conditions |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Fibers can be made into exceedingly strong paper |
| Origin: | |
| Management Practices: | |
| Market Information: | The bast fiber of Urena lobata is of the jute type and is said to be more easubstitute and has been sold in London at prices equal to those paid for jutsily extracted than the latter. It has been repeatedly recommended as a e |
| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
PARTNERS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THIS NTFP
| Duration: | |
| Activity: | |
| External Links: |
