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Acorus calamus

Acorus calamus L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Acoraceae
Local Name Dalaw
Habit Herb
Habitat Grassy
Special Notes Sweet smelling roots
Ethnobotanical Uses AMULET: used as amulets, especially to new born babies to drive away bad spirits;
Collected from Ucab, Itogon, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Denise Bernadette O. Cervantes

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