Family | Caricaceae |
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Local Name | Pawpaw |
Habit | Tree |
Habitat | Warm, tropical environment |
Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: fruit extract is used in treating boils, warts, and burns, milk from the trunk is used in treating sore throats, leaves are used for asthma; |
Collected from | Tey-tey, Bayabas, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
Collector(s) | E. Alonzo, M. Babaran, M. Bacud, A. Pasigon, J. Salvatierra, J. Santiago |