Polyscias nodosa (Paranas)

Additional Info
- Genus:Polyscias
- Species:nodosa
- Field Collection Number:59
- Common Name:Bongliw
- Dialect:WarayBisaya
- Collector:Ren Divien Obeña
- Date Collected:Tuesday, 01 January 2019
- Island or Province:ParanasSamar
- Locality:Brgy. Tenani
- Habitat:Forest over limestone
- Plot:2
- Altitude (masl):172 175
- Coordinates:11.813408; 125.161628
- Topography:Karst landscape
- Habit:Tree
- Height of plant:8 m
- DBH (cm):8.59
- Flower:With a large panicle infloresence. Flowers are yellow. and fragrant
- Fruit:Subglobose and 5-ribbed when dry
- Economic Uses:Used medicinally against purpuric fever and to delay pregnancy (Mindanao).The leaves are used to stupify fish and the wood makes durable fence posts and handles for rice-knives.
- Herbarium Accession Number:7112
- Family:Araliaceae
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