Yard grass PRODUCT NAME
Eleusine indica Gaertn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Palagtiki |
| Local Name: | FILIPINO: Balili (Bontoc); Barangan (Camarines); Bilibila (Laguna); Damo (Cagayan); Gagabutan (Tagalog); Kabit-kabit (Bataan); Palagtiki (Bisaya); Parangis-sabungan (Pampanga); Sabung-sabungan (Pampanga). |
| Family: | Graminaceae |
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| Product Description: | A rather stout, tufted, erect, smooth, annual grass 10cm-1m in height. The leaves are 10-30cm long and 3-7mm wide. The flowering stalk has 3-6 spikes, 2.5-10cm long, 3-5mm thick and all occurring in a terminal whorl, or one or two somewhat lower down on the stem |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
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| Description: | This species is distributed throughout the Philippines and is very common in waste places, along roads, etc |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | The culms sometime used in making hats, but this industry is very lo cal and irregular. |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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| External Links: | http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Eleusine.html |
