Lanagon PRODUCT NAME
Flacourtia euphlebia Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Lanagon |
| Local Name: | Lanagon (Mindanao). |
| Family: | Flacourtiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree-like shrub, about 5m in height, with a trunk about 10cm in diameter. The leaves are alternate, the larger ones about 25cm long by 10cm wide. The margins are finely or coarsely toothed. The fruit occur singly or in small clusters in the leaf axils, are 1-1.25cm in diameter. |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is reported only from Mindanao and is apparently rare |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruit is edible |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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