Wild tea or Kalamoga PRODUCT NAME
Ehretia microphylla Lam. SCIENTIFIC NAME
Common Name: | Wild tea or Kalamoga |
Local Name: | Buntatai (Negros); Cha (Cagayan, Bataan); Chang-gubat (Laguna, Batangas); Echa-ti-bakir (Ilocos Sur); Itsa (Ilocos Norte); Kalamoga (Tayabas); Kalimumug (Cotabato); Mara-mara (Ticao Is.); Maratia (Cagayan). |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
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Product Description: | An erect, much-branched shrub, 1-4m in height. The leaves occur in clusters on short branches. They are rough, 1-6cm long, entire or somewhat toothed or lobed near the apex, with a narrow base, and a short petiole. The corolla is white, and 5mm long. The fruit is yellow, rounded, the outer part somewhat fleshy, and the inner part stony. It contains 4 seeds |
NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
Countries Found: | Philippines |
Description: | This species is common and widely distributed in thickets in the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets |
Uses: | The leaves are sometimes used locally as a substitute for tea |
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Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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