Physic-nut or Tubang-bakod PRODUCT NAME
Jatropha curcas L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Physic-nut or Tubang-bakod |
| Local Name: | Galumbang (Pampanga); Kirisol (Bulacan); Takumbau (Zambales) Tagumbau (Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Bontoc); Tangan-tangan (Bataan, Manila); Tangantangan-tuba (Bulacan); Tau-ua (Ilocos Sur); Taua-yau (Abra); Tuba (Rizal, Manila, Camarines, Mindoro); Tuba-tuba (Leyte); Tubang-bakod (Laguna, Rizal). |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
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| Product Description: | An erect shrub or small tree 2-5m in height. The leaves are entire, angular or somewhat 3-5 lobed, and 10-18cm long; the apex is pointed, the base heart-shaped, the petiole long. The flowers are greenish white, and 7-8mm in diameter. The capsule is rounded, at first fleshy, but later becoming dry, and composed of 2 or 3 one-seeded divisions which are 3 or 4cm long |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is a native of tropical America, but is now thoroughly naturalized and widely distributed throughout the Philippines, being most commonly cultivated in towns as a hedge-plant |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | The seeds furnish oil used as an emetic and purgative |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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