Kunig PRODUCT NAME
Mahonia philippinesis Takida (M. Nepalensis DC.). SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kunig |
| Local Name: | Filipino: Kunig |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
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| Product Description: | A shrub with compound, spiny leaves. The flowers are small, and borne on slender racemes |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is found in the Mountain Province, Luzon |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | A yellow dye from this plant is used locally and identified as berberine by Brooks |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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