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Lagolo PRODUCT NAME

Acrostichum aureum Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Lagolo
Local Name: Piai (Agusan); Pakupakuan (Manila); Lapole (Tayabas)
Family: Pteridaceae/Polypodiaceae
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Product Description: The leaves are pinnate, leathery, and from 50-200cm in length. The leaflets are from 20-50cm long and from 4-6cm wide
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Countries Found: Philippines
Description: This species is distributed in the tropics of both hemispheres and occurs in great abundance on open mud flats in the swamp and along tidal streams

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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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