Saurauia bontocensis
Merr.
Degway
Actinidiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or tree in the Actinidiaceae family native to Luzon and Bontoc in the Philippines, growing in thickets and forests at 1,200–1,800 m altitude.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in Luzon and Bontoc in the Philippines. It grows in thickets and forests between 1,200-1,800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Also Known As
Deguai
References (2)
- Bodner, C. C. and Gereau, R. E., 1988, A Contribution to Bontoc Ethnobotany. Economic Botany, 43(2): 307-369
- PROSEA No. 2
