Wendlandia luzoniensis
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 m tall. The branches are flattened or 4 sided. The leaves are opposite and 10-20 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The flowers are in pyramid shaped panicles 10-12 cm long by 12-15 cm wide. The flowers are tube shaped, white and don't have stalks. The fruity are round and somewhat woody capsule 1-2 mm across.
Edible Uses
The flowers are added to sugarcane wine as flavoring.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are added to sugarcane wine as flavouring.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in Luzon and Bontoc in the Philippines.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan,
Notes
There are 70 Wendlandia species.
References (2)
- Bodner, C. C. and Gereau, R. E., 1988, A Contribution to Bontoc Ethnobotany. Economic Botany, 43(2): 307-369
- Ordas, J. A. D., et al, 2019, A checklist of Rubiaceae species from Eastern Samar, Visayas, Philippines. Check List 15 (2): 295–312
