|  | Frequency of use (no. of households) | Uses | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific Name/Family | Visayan Common name | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | Food | Medicine | Fiber |
ANACARDIACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dracontomelum edule (Blanco) Skeels (from Phil. Her. vol.1) – alauihau | halowihaw/alauihau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | x |  |  |
Mangifera altissima Blanco | pao/paho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | x | x | Â |
Mangifera indica L. | Mangga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | x | x | Â |
Mangifera odorata Griffith | wani/huani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | Â |
Semecarpus longifolius Blume or Semecarpus gigantifolia Vidal | anagas/kasoy-kasoy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | x | Â | Â |
ARACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott | gabi/dagmay | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | x | Â | Â |
ARAUCARIACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agathis philippinensis Warb./Agathis dammara (Lamb.) L. C. Rich. | almaciga/sahing/salung | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Â | Â | Â |
ARECACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Oncosperma tigillaria Ridl. | Anibong | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | x | Â | x |
Orania decipiens Becc. | Banga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | x | Â | x |
Arenga ambong Becc. or *Arenga brevipes | batbat | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | x | Â | x |
BOMBACEAEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Durio zibethinus Murray | wild durian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | x | Â | Â |
BORGINACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ehretia acuminate | Anonang | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | x | Â | Â |
CONVOLVULACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lamk. | kamoteng bagin | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | x | Â | Â |
CRASSULACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lmk) Pers. | anheliko/anhelika | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Â | x | Â |
CYCADACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cycas circinalis L. | petogo (sago) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | x | Â | Â |
DIOSCOREACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dioscorea hispida Dennst. | kayos (kuyot?) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | x | Â | Â |
Dioscorea pentaphylla L. | Sapang | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | x | Â | Â |
DRYOPTERIDACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Athyrium esculentum Copeland | Pako | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | x | Â | Â |
EUPHORBIACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mallotus auriculatus Merr. | Kamanian | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mallotus pseudopenangenensis | beri/beli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | x | Â | Â |
GNETICEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gnetum gnemon L. Var. gnemon | Bago | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | x | Â | Â |
FLACOURTIACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Caesaria fuliginosa (Blanco) Blanco | luyong-luyong | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | x | Â | Â |
GRAMINEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | tapikan (bamboo) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | x |  | x |
Bambusa sp., Schizostachyum spp. | Kawayan | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | x | Â | x |
GUTTIFERAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Garcinia benthami Pierre or Garcinia dulcis (Roxb.)Kurz. | Bunog | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | x | Â | Â |
Garcinia binucao (Blanco) Choisy or Garcinia lateriflora Blume | kandis/kindis | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | x | x | Â |
LAMIACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mentha cordifolia Opiz. | herba Buena | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Â | x | Â |
LEGUMINOCEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cajanus indicus Sprengel | Kadyos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | x | Â | Â |
MENISPERMACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr. | albatra/albutra | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Â | x | Â |
Cocculus cordifolius-medicinal boost to autoimmune system | Makabuhay | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Â | x | Â |
MORACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk. | nangka/langka | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | x | Â | Â |
Litsea perrottetii (Blume) F. – Vill (Laur.) or Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco | Marang | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | x |  |  |
MYRTACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Eugenia cymosa | labak/beraho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Â | x | Â |
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | duhat/lumbay/lomboy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | x | Â | Â |
MUSACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Musa L. | Saging | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | x | Â | Â |
ORCHIDACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Orchids | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 |  |  |  |
OXALIDACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Averrhoa bilimbi L. | Kamias | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | x | Â | Â |
PALMAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Calamus sp. | yantok/rattan | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | x | Â | x |
Calamus ornatus Blume | Alimuran | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | x | Â | Â |
SAPINDACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nephelium lappaceum L. | manti (Tagbanua name) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | x | Â | Â |
Nephelium lappaceum L. | Rambutan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | x | Â | Â |
Guioa acuminata Radlk. | Pasi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | x | Â | Â |
SAPOTACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni | Tisa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | x | Â | Â |
SCHIZAEACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lygodium circinnatum (Burm.) Swartz | Nito | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | x | x | x |
STILAGINACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Antidesma bunius (L.) Sprengel | Bignay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | x | Â | Â |
TILLIACEAE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Muntingia calabura L. | Seresas | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | x | Â | Â |
Others: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dimonorops curranii | pitpit/pitpiton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | x | Â | Â |
Emilia marivelensis | libhon/libun | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Â | x | Â |
Lentinus sp. | kulat/alasan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | x | Â | Â |
Melodinus luzonensis | Tabo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | x | Â | Â |
 | Balisangkad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | x |  |  |
 | Banga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | x |  |  |
 | Palawan gabi | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | x |  |  |
 | Karngangyan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | x |  |  |
 | Kulumbi | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | x |  |  |
 | laba/balokawe | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | x |  |  |
 | Lampanaya | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | x |  |  |
 | Lipso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | x |  |  |
 | pakpak lawin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | x |  |  |
 | Pal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x |  |  |
 | Palawan durian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | x |  |  |
 | sangi/pangi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | x |  |  |
 | santol-santol | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | x |  |  |
 | Tagumo | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | x |  |  |
 | Tuge | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | x |  |  |
 | wild gabi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | x |  |  |