Edmund Sana » Balinghasai Farms

Entada phaseoloides

Feb 082014

Thank you Mr. Edmund Sana, Mr. Danny Tiu and Mr. Rey Palacio for the Gugo seeds you gave us a few years ago; they’ve grown fast and tall. Some have already colonized the canopy of the larger trees in the farm.

Photo specimen : Cultivated

Specimen height : 6-10 meters

Local names : Gugo, Balugo, Bayugo

Trade names : St. Thomas bean, Gogo bean

Botanical name : Entada phaseoloides

Family : Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

Traits : Coastal species; Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Fast-growing; Low to medium altitude species; Nitrogen-fixing; Perrenial; Salt-spray tolerant; Tolerant of infertile soil; Sub-tropical to tropical species; Woody climber

Recommendations : Farms; Hedgegrow; Landscaping; Large gardens; Medicinal plant; Reclamation; Specimen; Urban parks; Wildcrafting

Used for : Used in traditional medicine; Seeds are used as ethnic-inspired ornaments and jewelries; Drinkable water may be obtained from cut stem (?); Cut, dried and pounded stems are used in making the olden Gugo hairwash

Native range : Coastal Africa, Coastal Asia (including the Philippines), Australia and Western Pacific islands

National conservation status : Not threatened

Native wild edible : Alpinia elegans

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Dec 122012

The original fruit samples of this one were from Mr. Edmund Sana of the Dept. of Agriculture; we fondly called him “Sir” or “Kuya Ed”; a very generous guy who finds enjoyment in giving out planting materials to fellow members at the Rarefruit Society of the Philippines.

Materials identified by : Ulysses Ferreras (Field Botanist)

Specimen : Wild & Cultivated

Habitat : Along creeks

Local names : Tagbak, Tugbak

Botanical name : Alpinia elegans

Family : Zingiberaceae

Height : 2-3 meters

Fruiting season : Matured fruits observed in March