COMMON NAME:
Kalimutain
LOCAL NAMES:
sangil (Cebu, Siquijor, Negros Oriental); tipas (Bohol)
DISTRIBUTION:
Widely distributed throughout the Philippines in secondary forests and thickets at low and medium altitudes; in the Visayas, abundant in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.
DESCRIPTION:
Habit:
Medium tree growing about 30 m high and 60 cm dbh or more.
Leaves:
Alternate, odd pinnate; 30 cm long; petiole swollen at the base, more or less 30 cm long; 25-29 leaflets, 10 cm long and 4 cm wide, opposite, thinly coriaceous, glossy on the upper surface, oblong to sub-elliptic; base obtuse or rounded, apex elongated to caudate; midrib distinct, with 6-9 obscure secondary nerves.
Flowers:
Racemous panicle, axilllary; calyx saucer-shaped, obscurely dentate; corolla circular, 8 mm long, yellowish white, 4- to 5-lobed.
Fruit:
With thick stalks, compound globose or rugously 3- to 5-lobed; up to 4 cm long, shiny apple red, flesh white; splits late, with 1-4 seeds.
Bark:
Dark brown with numerous lenticels
USES:
Wood:
Used for temporary construction.
Seeds:
Peeled and roasted in a bamboo tube and eaten.
