Table 3 Traditional plant uses related to fisheries and ecology along Laguna Lake, Philippines

Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson, Cyperaceae, ETBOTLV03

Tikiw

Whole plant

Reduces waves

1

1

Indicates good water

6

Fish habitat

7

Hiding place

1

Nesting area

1

1

Spawning area

1

1

Allaeanthus luzonicus (Blanco) Fern.-Vill., Moraceae, LBBOT25

Himbabao

Flowers, leaves

Catching fish

1

Fish habitat

1

Hiding place

1

Spawning area

1

Bambusa sp., Poaceae, LBBOT19

Bamboo

Body

Catching fish

5

Body

Fish habitat

5

Body, leaves

Hiding place

1

Body

Spawning area

1

1

Chrysophyllum cainito L., Sapotaceae, LBBOT24

Starapple

Fruits

Catching fish

1

Fish habitat

1

Hiding place

1

Spawning area

1

Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle, Hydrocharitaceae, ETBOTLV04

Digman

Whole plant

Filters water

2

Reduces waves

6

Indicates good water

9

6

3

Fish food

4

1

7

Catching fish

2

Fish habitat

20

13

10

Hiding place

1

1

Spawning area

6

4

2

Staying area

1

Food source

5

Ipomoea aquatica Forssk., Convolvulaceae, ETBOTLV09

Kangkong

Leaves, body

Indicates good water

2

Whole plant

Fish food

4

Nesting area

1

Fish habitat

7

1

Hiding place

6

Spawning area

4

Mangifera indica L., Anacardiaceae, LBBOT06

Mango

Fruits, leaves

Catching fish

6

4

Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing 1846, Microcystaceae

Liya

Whole plant

Fish food

8

1

7

Nymphaea pubescens Willd., Nymphaeaceae, LBBOT10

Lawas or baino

Whole plant

Indicates good water

6

1

1

Reduces waves

3

Fish habitat

15

1

Hiding place

2

Nesting area

1

Spawning area

1

1

1

Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers., Hydrocharitaceae, ETBOTLV01

Kulut-kulotan

Whole plant

Indicates good water

2

Spawning area

2

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., Poaceae, LBBOT20

Tambo

Flowers

Nesting area

1

Physalis angulata L., Solanaceae, LBBOT22

Putok-putokan

Whole plant

Catching fish

9

Fish habitat

1

Pistia stratiotes L., Araceae, ETBOTLV06

Kyapo

Whole plant

Indicates good water

2

Fish habitat

5

2

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth., Fabaceae, ETBOTLV08

Kamatsile

Fruits

Fish conservation

11

Catching fish

8

Spawning area

1

Fish habitat

1

Pontederia crassipes Mart., Pontederiaceae, LBBOT14

Water hyacinths

Whole plant

Indicates good water

2

Floating aids

1

Fish food

1

9

Catching fish

2

2

Fish habitat

7

10

Hiding place

1

1

2

Spawning area

6

4

Nesting area

4

1

4

Pontederia hastata L., Pontederiaceae, LBBOT18

Gabi-gabihan

Whole plant

Staying area

1

Portulaca granulatostellulata (Poelln.) Ricceri & Arrigoni, Portulacaceae, LBBOT23

Kulasiman

Whole plant

Hiding place

1

Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae, LBBOT07

Bayabas

Fruits

Catching fish

5

Whole plant

Fish habitat

6

Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Blume, Arecaceae, LBBOT21

Anahaw

Leaves

Catching fish

1

Leaves

Hiding place

1

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr., Fabaceae, ETBOTLV02

Balakbak

Whole plant

Hiding place

5

Streblus asper Lour., Moraceae, LBBOT17

Callos

Leaves, stem

Catching fish

8

2

Fish habitat

1

Hiding place

1

Fruits

Spawning area

1

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, Myrtaceae, ETBOTLV07

Duhat

Leaves, stem

Catching fish

1

Tamarindus indica L., Fabaceae, LBBOT26

Sampalok

Branches, leaves, stem

Catching fish

13

1

Fish habitat

5

Hiding place

3

Spawning area

1

Ulva sp., Ulvaceae

Lumot

Whole plant

Indicates good water

3

1

8

Fish food

2

2

Fish habitat

3

4

Spawning area

2

Vallisneria natans (Lour.) H.Hara, Hydrocharitaceae, ETBOTLV05

Hinlalabiw, prinsa prinsahan, sintas

Whole plant

Filters water

1

Indicates good water

9

3

1

Reduces waves

4

Fish habitat

17

12

8

Hiding place

2

Spawning area

5

11