Lamon PRODUCT NAME
Enhalus acoroides Steud. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Lamon |
| Local Name: | Tagalog + Bikol- Lamon; Bikol-Mariu-bariu; Union Pallaipat baibai |
| Family: | Hydrocharritaceae |
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| Product Description: | It is have ribbon-like leaves which rise from the base of the plant. The flowers are borne singly on long, rather slender stalks. The fruits are about the size of a large walnut and contain eight or nine green seeds. |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This plant grows submerged in salt water, and in some parts of the Philippines is abundant in the shallow waters of sheltered bays. It is distributed from Luzon to Mindanao |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | In some parts of the Malayan region the seeds are eaten either raw or cooked, but this use is not recorded from the Philippines |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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