Sila-sila PRODUCT NAME
Jussiaea linifolia Vahl. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Sila-sila |
| Local Name: | Barigaua, Tohod-tohod (Camarines); Pasau-hapai (Nueva Ecija); Sila-sila (Tagalog); Taklang-kurong (Bataan). |
| Family: | Barigaua, Tohod-tohod (Camarines); Pasau-hapai (Nueva Ecija); Sila-sila (Tagalog); Taklang-kurong (Bataan). |
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| Product Description: | An erect, branched, smooth annual, 20-60cm in height, with green or purplish 3 or 4-angled or winged stems, and spreading 3-angled branches. The leaves are narrow and 4-10cm in length. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves and have a slender calyx tube about 8mm in length. The capsule is green or purplish, about 3cm long and 1-2mm diameter |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is a native of tropical America, but is thoroughly naturalized in the Philippines and distributed throughout the Archipelago in open, wet places |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | The whole plant is used in making black dye |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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