Family | Myrtaceae |
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Local Name | Bayabas |
Habit | Tree |
Habitat | Open vegetation types, with clay to limestone soil |
Special Notes | No stipules, leaves opposite, simple, penniveined, glablous |
Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used against diarrhea and worms when decocted, used for skin diseases; FOOD: used for making jams and jellies; ORNAMENTAL: leaves used for decoration; |
Collected from | Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
Collector(s) | Gina Marie M. Roxas |