Salsaluyut PRODUCT NAME
Malvastrum coromandelinum Garke. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Salsaluyut |
| Local Name: | Babara (Pangasinan); Gagabuten (Union); Sal-saluyut (Union) Tachin kabayo (Batanes Is); Takim-baka (Ilocos Norte). |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
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| Product Description: | An erect, hairy, branched, half-woody perennial, 1 meter or less in height. The leaves are 2-5cm long, the apex pointed, the base rounded, and the margins irregular toothed. The flowers are yellow with petals about 8mm long. The fruit consists of 8-12 kidney-shaped divisions, 2-3 mm long, and has three short, straight projections |
| NTFP Classification: | 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 |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | stems |
| Uses: | The stems of this plant are used in making brooms |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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