Pingkapingkahan PRODUCT NAME
Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Pingkapingkahan |
| Local Name: | Abang-abang (Guimaras Is.); Balai-uak (Zamboanga); Balilang-uak, Tagbilau, Pinggapinggahan, Pingkapingkahan (Tagalog); Barangau (Abra, Ilocos Sur); Kampilan, Kakamoilan, Kamkampilan (Ilocos Sur, Isabela Pangasinan); Maidbaid (Camarines). |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
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| Product Description: | A small tree 4-12m in height. It has few or no branches. The leaves are 1.5m in length and 3-4 pinnate. The leaflets are numerous, pointed at the tip, and 5-15cm long. The corolla is about 6-7cm long, dark purple, and bell-shaped. The fruit is a capsule, up to 1m in length, about 8cm wide, and 1cm or less in thickness. The seeds, including the very thin wings, are up to 6cm wide |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common and widely distributed from northern Luzon to Basilan |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The unripe fruits are cooked in a variety of ways and eaten as vegetable |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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