Premna subscandens

 Salvaged  No Responses »
May 082013
 

Materials identified by : Ulysses Ferreras (Field Botanist)

Specimen : Wild

Specimen height : 3-5 meters

Habitats : Creek banks and moist thickets

Botanical name : Premna subscandens

Local name : Alagaw-baging

Family : Lamiaceae

Traits : Low to medium altitude species; Woody climber

Recommendations : Backyards; Farms; Home gardens; Medicinal plant; Public spaces; Urban greening; Vertical gardens; Wildcrafting

Native range : China and the Philippines

National conservation status : Not threatened

Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use

(2 varieties include Premna subscandens var. glabrescens and Premna subscandens var. minutiflora)

Further reading :

A Collagen Network Formation Effector from Leaves of Premna Subscandens (Hirokazu Sudo, Kaori Kijma (née Yuasa), Hideaki Otsuka, Toshinori Ide, Eiji Hirata, Yoshio Takeda, Masayuki Isaji and Yoshikazu Kurashina)

Flora of China Premna subscandens http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200019416

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Premna nauseosa

 Salvaged  No Responses »
Feb 222013
 

Specimen : Wild

Habitats : Creek banks, open slopes, grasslands

Local name : Mulawin-aso, Alagaw-gubat

Botanical name : Premna nauseosa

Family : Lamiaceae

Height : 6-8 meters

Fruiting season : June to July

Traits : Drought tolerant; Evergreen to semi-deciduous; Small tree

Recommendations : Erosion control; Farms; Light shade for crops; Living fence; Living trellis; Nurse tree; Pioneer species for reforestation purpose; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Urban greening; Wildcrafting

Used for : Leaves reportedly used in folk medicine and as substitute to Piper betel for chewing “Nga-nga”; Fuel wood and charcoal

Native range : The Philippines

National conservation status : Not threatened

Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, residential or commercial use

Further reading :

Bureau of Plant Industry’s Medicinal Plants Publication - Premna nauseosa http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/pdf/a/alagau-gubat.pdf (263)

Native wild edible : Premna odorata

 Native wild edibles, What we grow  No Responses »
Jan 102013
 

Specimen : Wild trees

Habitats : Secondary forests, ridges, grasslands, wastelands and roadsides

Local name : Alagaw

Botanical name : Premna odorata

Family : Verbenaceae

Specimen height : 4-8 meters

Fruiting season : Matured fruits observed from April to June

Traits : Bushy; Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Fast growing; Small tree; Tolerant of infertile soils; Tolerant of occasional water-logging

Recommendations : Agroforestry; Backyards; Edible gardening; Farms; Green manure; Hedging; Homegardens; Nurse tree; Pioneer species for reforestation purpose; Public spaces; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak

Used for : New leaves are used in flavoring Filipino dishes like Pinaksiw; Leaves are used as food wrap; Leaves, flowers and roots have various uses in traditional medicine; Fuelwood

Native range : South Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines) and Australia

National conservation status : Not threatened

Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use; Indiscriminate cutting of wild trees for fuelwood production

Further readings :

Bureau of Plant Industry Medicinal Plants Publication - Premna odorata http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/pdf/a/alagau.pdf

E-Prosea - Premna odorata http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=392 (351)