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Muntingia calabura

Muntingia calabura L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Muntingiaceae
Local Name Aratiles
Habit Shrub to small tree
Habitat Communal Forest
Special Notes Entire plant is pubescent
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: decoction used as emollient; FOOD: fruits are edible;
Collected from Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Rina Bernal, Eunice Brito, Xandria Marrero, Renato Rabanal, Christine Saac

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