Nilad PRODUCT NAME
Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea Gaertn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Nilad |
| Local Name: | Arinaya (Ilocos Norte); Landing (Culion, Tayabas); Tagisak (Cotabato); Balasiai (Zambales); Kulasi (Tayabas); Hanbulali, Tabau (Negros); Sagas (Zamboanga); Nilad, Nilar (Tagalog). |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small tree. It has dark-colored bark. All parts of the plant except the inside of the corolla tube are without hairs. The leaf blades are smooth, leathery, rounded at the apex, and pointed at the base, 4-10cm long, and 2-5cm wide. The petioles are usually 1-2cm long. The flowers are small, white, often tinged with re, and borne in compact groups. The fruit is somewhat cylindrical, with 8-10 grooves, and usually a little less than a centimeter in length |
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| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is growing along streams in the swamps |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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