Kulatingan PRODUCT NAME
Pterospermum obliquum Blanco. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kulatingan |
| Local Name: | Agboi (Palawan); Baroi, Pangal-linasu (Ilocos Sur); Bayog (Pampanga, Samar, Bataan); Bayog-bayog (Zamboanga); Bayuko (Guimaras Is.); Biaog (Bataan); Butnog, Talingaen (Ilocos Norte); Kulakatingan, Tingan-tingan (Tayabas); Kulatingan, Kulukatingan (Lepanto, Benguet, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Camarines); Kulukatingal (Laguna); Panglingain (Nueva Ecija); Tarongatian (Burias Is.). |
| Family: | Sterculiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 25m and a diameter of about 70 centimeters. The leaves are alternate, pointed at the tip, oblique at the base, and very hairy on the lower surface. The part of the blade on one side of the midrib is much wider than that on the other. The flowers are yellow and about 4c m in length. The fruits are about 6cm long and divided near the base into a number of parts |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed from northern Luzon to Mindanao |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | The bark is used in dying cloth worn by fishermen. The dye is not permanent, but fades somewhat after considerable wear |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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