Photo specimen : Wild
Local name : Libas
Trade name : Hog plum
Botanical name : Spondias pinnata
Family : Anacardiaceae
Specimen height : 20-30 meters
Fruiting season : Matured fruits collected on July
Traits : Deciduous; Drought tolerant; Fast-growing; Low to high altitude tree; Medium-sized to large tree; Tolerant of infertile soil
Recommendations : Agroforestry; Backyards; Edible gardening; Erosion control; Farms; Fruit collector’s; Large gardens; Light shade for crops; Living fence; Living trellis; Medicinal plant; Nurse tree; Plantations; Public spaces; Riparian management; Urban greening; Wild-crafting; Windbreak
Used for : Young fruits, inflorescence, young leaves and leafy shoots are used as vegetable; Ripe fruits are eaten raw or made into preserves; Bark, leaves and roots are used in folkloric medicine; Timber for temporary constructions; Wood for cases, boxes, chests, matchsticks
Native range : India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines),
National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines
Further readings :
Flora of China - Spondias pinnata http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012721
India Biodiversity Portal - Spondias pinnata http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/18401
Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (365)
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