shichito matgrass PRODUCT NAME
Cyperus malaccensis Lam. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Balanggot |
| Local Name: | Baga-as (Bisaya); Balanggot (Tagalog, Bisaya); Balonggat (Pampanga); Baranggot (Camarines); Tikog (Agusan). Cyperaceae |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
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| Product Description: | A coarse, usually gregarious perennial sedge reaching a height of from 0.5-1.5m. The stems are leafless and sharply three-angled, almost three-winged near the top |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This sedge occurs in brackish swamps, along tidal streams, bordering nipa areas, and often abundant back of the mangrove swamps when this are is not wooded. In some region it is very plentiful |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | stems |
| Uses: | The stems of this sedge are used for tying purposes, for making coarse hats, slippers, mats, and perhaps for baskets. |
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| Management Practices: | The manufacture of slippers of this material is carried o to a considerable extent in some towns of Bulacan Province, Luzon |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?318235 |
