Piagau PRODUCT NAME
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M. Roem. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Piagau |
| Local Name: | Piagau (Mindoro, Zamboanga, Negros, Cotabato,, Palawan, Guimaras Is.); Lagut-ut (Guimaras Is.); Tabigi, Tibigi (Mindoro, Cotabato); Puyugau (Ticao Is.); Sangkoyong (Moro, Jolo). |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
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| Product Description: | A straight and taller; with dark, flaky bark; smaller fruits, about the size of an orange; an erect air roots. The wood is generally a little harder and darker in color than that of Xylocarpus granatum. The heartwood at the base of the trunk is often rotten. This tree reaches a diameter of 65 centimeters. The leaves are compound, with 2 or 3 pairs of leaflets. The flowering branches are slender and from 7-25cm in length. The flowers are similar to those of X. granatum, but have rather broader petals and shorter style. The fruit is rounded and about the size of a small orange |
| NTFP Classification: | Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | It occurs along tidal streams throughout the Philippine |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | trunk |
| Uses: | The wood is used for building construction |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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