Paang-baliwis PRODUCT NAME
Malachra fascita Turez. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Paang-baliwis |
| Local Name: | Babara (Pangasinan); Gagabuten, Sal-saluyot (Union); Tachin-kabayo (Batanes Is.); Takim-baka (Ilocos Norte). |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
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| Product Description: | A coarse, half-woody herb reaching a height of 0.5-1 meter. The leaves are 10-15cm long, very hairy, have a rounded base, and cut nearly to the base into 5 narrow lobes which have toothed margins. The corolla is pink and 1cm long. |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Crafts and furniture making, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is a native of tropical America, but it is now thoroughly naturalized and widely distributed in the Philippines at low altitudes, and is locally very abundant in wet places. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bast fiber is used for making rope and the strong rope used for clotheslines and general purposes is made from it. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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