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Kulot-kulotan  PRODUCT NAME

Thriumfetta bartramia L.  SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Kulot-kulotan 
Local Name: Balanggot (Camarines); Bulagon (Basilan); Kalo-kalot (Ilocos Norte, Bataan); Kulot-kulotan Bataan, Palawan); Moropoto (Leyte); Pallopallot (Itneg, Iloko); Sauag-caballo (Mindoro). 
Family: Tiliaceae 
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Product Description: An erect, more or less hairy annual, which reaches a height of 0.5-1.5 meters. The leaves are alternate, hairy, entire or three-lobed, and with toothed margins. The flowers are yellow and 6mm long. The fruits are small, rounded, and covered with smooth, hocked spines.
NTFP Classification: Exudates and extracts 

DISTRIBUTION

Countries Found: Philippines 
Description: This species is not a native of Philippines but it is thoroughly naturalized and widely distributed in Archipelago. It is found in tropical Asia, Africa, and Malaya. 

USES AND PARTS USED

Parts Used: bark, bast 
Uses: The bast fiber is fairly strong and used for making rope 
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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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