Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The name comes from the small prickles that can be found on the lower part of the stem and the midrib of the leaves. The plant is found in fields, places of waste, and roadsides. The leaves of the plant reach out towards the sun and for this reason the plant is sometimes called the Compass Plant.
Siling labuyo is a small chili pepper cultivar that developed in the Philippines after the Columbian Exchange. It belongs to the species Capsicum frutescens and is characterized by triangular fruits that grow pointing upwards. [1] The fruits and leaves are used in traditional Philippine cuisine.
Leaves and young shoots; edible raw or prepared as a green vegetable [39] Good-King-Henry: Chenopodium bonus-henricus: Most of Europe, West Asia and eastern North America: Young shoots (until early summer) and leaves (until August). The shoots can be cooked like asparagus, and the leaves like spinach. [40] Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica
Pandanus simplex is an economically important species of Pandanus (screwpine) endemic to the Philippines. It is commonly known as karagumoy (also spelled karagomoy or karagomoi) or kalagimay. Its leaves and fibers are used widely in the Philippines for thatching, ropes, and weaving various traditional handicrafts like baskets and banig mats.
Spondias pinnata is a deciduous tree up to 25 m (82 ft) in height); branchlets yellowish brown and glabrous. [3] [4] The leaves are large, with pairs of leaflets (see illustration) on petioles that are 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) and glabrous; leaf blades 300–400 mm (12–16 in), imparipinnately compound with 5-11 opposite leaflets; leaflet petiolule 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in); leaflet blade ...
The dark red inflorescence of saba (banana hearts, locally known in the Philippines as puso ng saba) are edible. The waxy, green leaves are also used as traditional wrappings of native dishes in Southeast Asia. Fibers can also be taken from the trunk and leaves and used to manufacture ropes, mats, and sacks. [citation needed]
The edible leaves are 93% water, 3% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and contain negligible fat (table). In a 100 gram reference amount, the leaves supply 19 calories of food energy, and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value) of vitamins A and C, [3] folate, and manganese, with moderate levels of B vitamins and several dietary minerals ...
The tree grows to a height of around 15 m (49 ft). The leaves are oblong in shape and are around 50 cm (20 in) long and 15 cm (5.9 in) wide. It bears fruit between May and June. [1] [2] In the Philippines, Syzygium polycephaloides is also known as lipot, igot, balig-ang, maigang, or malig-ang, among other common names.