Additional Info

• Genus:Saribus
• Species:rotundifolius
• Field Collection Number:025
• Common Name:Anahaw
• Dialect:Waray
• Collector:Ren Divien Obeña
• Date Collected:Sunday, 06 October 2019
• Island or Province:Taft Eastern Samar
• Locality:Brgy. San Rafael
• Habitat:Forest over limestone
• Plot:14
• Altitude (masl):202 227
• Coordinates:11.834207; 125.284563
• Topography:Karst landscape
• Habit:Tree/Shrub
• Height of plant:45 cm
• DBH (cm):undefined
• Flower:Panicles of cream flowers
• Fruit:Spherical, bright orange-red to red drupes, 1.5-2 centimeters across, that ripen to black.
• Threats to plant/habitat:undefined
• Economic Uses:The bud is highly esteemed as a vegetable. Nuts are eaten young and green. In Benguet, leaves are crushed and applied on fresh wounds. Decoction of leaves used to treat diarrhea. Leaves are used for thatching and wrapping foods. Flowers pollinated by bees; fruits attract frugivorous birds.
• Herbarium Accession Number:7040
• Family:Arecaceae