| Family | Acoraceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Dengaw |
| Habit | Herb |
| Habitat | Grassy land; near waterways |
| Special Notes | Sweet smelling roots |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | AMULET: used in making an amulet; RITUALS: used in exorcism; |
| Collected from | Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collected on | January 31, 1998 |
| Collector(s) | Jose Acosta |
| Identification Verified By | Leonardo Legaspi Co-(2000-02-13)-(Acorus calamus L.)-(IK) |