Pangungan PRODUCT NAME
Ximenia Americana L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Pangungan |
| Local Name: | Ximenia Americana L. |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
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| Product Description: | A spiny shrub a bout 3m in height. The leaves are alternate, elliptical, and about 5cm in length. The flowers are less than a centimetre long, greenish white, and fragrant. The fruits are yellow, egg-shaped, and about 2cm in diameter |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed along the coast from Luzon to Mindanao and Palawan |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | Fruits are eaten either fresh or pickled like sour apples taste |
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| Management Practices: | The nuts are purgative, when cooked and powdered they are mixed with sago to make bread. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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