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Ficus benguetensis

Ficus benguetensis Merr.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Moraceae
Local Name Piwi
Habit Tree
Habitat Mossy forest
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used for warts, fruits when roasted can be rubbed at the affected part; OTHERS: leaves can be used as sandpaper to clean duyog (coconut shells) which are used as bowls, fruit serves as food for bats;
Collected from Tukucan, Tinoc, Ifugao, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) O. Apostol, Severino Balangcod, Teodora D. Balangcod, E. Belmonte, Brenilyn S. Siadto, B. Soriano

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