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Table 1 Non-wood forest products used in Manaile, Dumanguena, Palawan

From: The use of non-wood forest products by migrants in a new settlement: experiences of a Visayan community in Palawan, Philippines

  

Frequency of use (no. of households)

Uses

Scientific Name/Family

Visayan Common name

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Yearly

Food

Medicine

Fiber

ANACARDIACEAE

        

Dracontomelum edule (Blanco) Skeels (from Phil. Her. vol.1) – alauihau

halowihaw/alauihau

0

0

0

21

x

  

Mangifera altissima Blanco

pao/paho

0

0

1

10

x

x

 

Mangifera indica L.

Mangga

1

1

1

16

x

x

 

Mangifera odorata Griffith

wani/huani

0

0

0

0

x

x

 

Semecarpus longifolius Blume or Semecarpus gigantifolia Vidal

anagas/kasoy-kasoy

0

0

1

10

x

  

ARACEAE

        

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

gabi/dagmay

2

4

9

6

x

  

ARAUCARIACEAE

        

Agathis philippinensis Warb./Agathis dammara (Lamb.) L. C. Rich.

almaciga/sahing/salung

2

1

10

10

   

ARECACEAE

        

Oncosperma tigillaria Ridl.

Anibong

0

2

3

11

x

 

x

Orania decipiens Becc.

Banga

0

0

1

10

x

 

x

Arenga ambong Becc. or *Arenga brevipes

batbat

0

5

7

9

x

 

x

BOMBACEAEAE

        

Durio zibethinus Murray

wild durian

0

0

2

16

x

  

BORGINACEAE

        

Ehretia acuminate

Anonang

0

2

7

9

x

  

CONVOLVULACEAE

        

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lamk.

kamoteng bagin

0

4

11

5

x

  

CRASSULACEAE

        

Kalanchoe pinnata (Lmk) Pers.

anheliko/anhelika

1

5

7

3

 

x

 

CYCADACEAE

        

Cycas circinalis L.

petogo (sago)

0

0

5

3

x

  

DIOSCOREACEAE

        

Dioscorea hispida Dennst.

kayos (kuyot?)

1

0

1

11

x

  

Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Sapang

0

0

3

23

x

  

DRYOPTERIDACEAE

        

Athyrium esculentum Copeland

Pako

0

0

2

9

x

  

EUPHORBIACEAE

        

Mallotus auriculatus Merr.

Kamanian

       

Mallotus pseudopenangenensis

beri/beli

0

0

1

9

x

  

GNETICEAE

        

Gnetum gnemon L. Var. gnemon

Bago

0

4

11

9

x

  

FLACOURTIACEAE

        

Caesaria fuliginosa (Blanco) Blanco

luyong-luyong

2

4

5

11

x

  

GRAMINEAE

        
 

tapikan (bamboo)

0

1

3

9

x

 

x

Bambusa sp., Schizostachyum spp.

Kawayan

0

1

11

8

x

 

x

GUTTIFERAE

        

Garcinia benthami Pierre or Garcinia dulcis (Roxb.)Kurz.

Bunog

0

1

2

11

x

  

Garcinia binucao (Blanco) Choisy or Garcinia lateriflora Blume

kandis/kindis

0

1

3

23

x

x

 

LAMIACEAE

        

Mentha cordifolia Opiz.

herba Buena

3

4

6

3

 

x

 

LEGUMINOCEAE

        

Cajanus indicus Sprengel

Kadyos

2

0

2

19

x

  

MENISPERMACEAE

        

Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

albatra/albutra

0

0

6

2

 

x

 

Cocculus cordifolius-medicinal boost to autoimmune system

Makabuhay

1

1

6

7

 

x

 

MORACEAE

        

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.

nangka/langka

1

2

5

14

x

  

Litsea perrottetii (Blume) F. – Vill (Laur.) or Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco

Marang

0

1

1

7

x

  

MYRTACEAE

        

Eugenia cymosa

labak/beraho

0

1

0

4

 

x

 

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

duhat/lumbay/lomboy

0

2

1

17

x

  

MUSACEAE

        

Musa L.

Saging

6

7

3

4

x

  

ORCHIDACEAE

        
 

Orchids

0

1

5

12

   

OXALIDACEAE

        

Averrhoa bilimbi L.

Kamias

0

5

4

9

x

  

PALMAE

        

Calamus sp.

yantok/rattan

0

3

13

8

x

 

x

Calamus ornatus Blume

Alimuran

0

2

7

3

x

  

SAPINDACEAE

        

Nephelium lappaceum L.

manti (Tagbanua name)

0

0

3

28

x

  

Nephelium lappaceum L.

Rambutan

0

1

1

24

x

  

Guioa acuminata Radlk.

Pasi

0

0

1

25

x

  

SAPOTACEAE

        

Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni

Tisa

0

1

2

19

x

  

SCHIZAEACEAE

        

Lygodium circinnatum (Burm.) Swartz

Nito

0

1

3

10

x

x

x

STILAGINACEAE

        

Antidesma bunius (L.) Sprengel

Bignay

0

1

0

11

x

  

TILLIACEAE

        

Muntingia calabura L.

Seresas

1

3

5

8

x

  

Others:

        

Dimonorops curranii

pitpit/pitpiton

0

1

1

5

x

  

Emilia marivelensis

libhon/libun

3

8

6

2

 

x

 

Lentinus sp.

kulat/alasan

0

2

1

2

x

  

Melodinus luzonensis

Tabo

0

0

3

27

x

  
 

Balisangkad

0

0

0

17

x

  
 

Banga

0

0

1

10

x

  
 

Palawan gabi

1

3

3

13

x

  
 

Karngangyan

0

1

4

7

x

  
 

Kulumbi

0

0

5

13

x

  
 

laba/balokawe

0

2

6

9

x

  
 

Lampanaya

2

6

9

1

x

  
 

Lipso

0

0

0

18

x

  
 

pakpak lawin

2

2

1

9

x

  
 

Pal

0

1

0

1

x

  
 

Palawan durian

0

0

1

14

x

  
 

sangi/pangi

0

0

0

8

x

  
 

santol-santol

0

1

1

12

x

  
 

Tagumo

1

0

4

2

x

  
 

Tuge

0

0

2

10

x

  
 

wild gabi

1

1

1

6

x