Dec 312012
 

Specimen : Wild

Habitat : Moist thickets

Local name : Malasiad, Mulawin-baging

Botanical name : Symphorema luzonicum

Family : Lamiaceae

Height : 4-8 meters

Fruiting season : May - June

 

Traits : Lowland species; Scandent shrub or woody climber

Recommendations : Home gardens; Landscaping; Ornamental vine; Public spaces; Urban greening

Native range : The Philippines

National conservation status : Not threatened

Threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use

Further readings :

INTERNET ARCHIVE - Full text of “Phytologia” http://www.archive.org/stream/phytologia02glea/phytologia02glea_djvu.txt

Philippinean Ecosystems http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Paleotropic%20Ecosystems/Philippinean%20Ecosystems.html

VIETNAM PLANT DATA CENTER - The diversity of the flora of Vietnam 14. Symphorema Roxb. and S. involucratum Roxb., a new genus and species occurrence for the flora http://botanyvn.com/cnt.asp?param=news&newsid=505&lg=en (4)

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