| Family | Fabaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Kakawate or Madre de Cacao |
| Habit | Tree |
| Habitat | Open, warm areas |
| Special Notes | Pods curl and explode due to the heat of the sun |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used to remove external parasites; CONSTRUCTION: used to make fences; OTHERS: used as insect repellant, as firewood, and as shade; |
| Collected from | Tey-tey, Bayabas, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Felimon A. Feliciano Jr. |
