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Calamus manillensis

Calamus manillensis (Mart.) H.Wendl.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Arecaceae
Local Name Litoko (Ilocano)
Habit Tree
Habitat Terrestrial
Special Notes w/ big thorns on the stem and spine in the margins of leaves
Ethnobotanical Uses FOOD: fruit is edible, is also processed or preserved; OTHERS: used as forage and as an offertory;
Collected from Banangan, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Racquel Chua-Barcelo

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