Family • Arecaceae - Areca hutchinsoniana Becc. - SACKING TREE
Scientific names |
| Areca hutchinsoniana Becc. |
| Areca mammillata Becc. var mindanoensis Becc. |
Common names |
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| Pisa (Yak.) | Areca palm (Engl.) |
| Pitha (Sub.) | Sacking tree (Engl.) |
| Sambulayan (Sub.) |
Botany
Pisa is a slender palm, with a stem about 15 centimeters in diameter. Leaves are about a meter long. Fruits are narrowly ellipsoid-oblong or subfusiform, about 3 centimeters long and 9 millimeters in diameter.
Distribution
– In primary forests at low altitudes in Lanoa and Zamboanga Provinces in Mindanao, and in Basilan.
– Considered endemic species in the Philippines.
Parts utilized
Buds
Uses
Folkloric
Raw terminal bud given to children as vermifuge.
Availability
Wild-crafted.