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Uvaria rufa is a species of vines or shrubs commonly known as susung-kalabaw ('Carabao teats') or Torres Strait scrambler, of the plant family Annonaceae.It grows naturally in Cambodia (where it is called /triəl svaː/ ទ្រៀលស្វា [1]), Laos, Thailand, New Guinea, more widely in Malesia and in Cape York Peninsula Australia.
Paspalum conjugatum, commonly known as carabao grass or hilo grass, is a tropical to subtropical perennial grass. It is originally from the American tropics , but has been naturalized widely in tropical Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands .
Water finger-grass, Paspalum vaginatum Paspalum is a genus of plants in the grass family. [3] [4]The group is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
It is a small to medium-size tree (unlike most other Gnetum species, which are lianas), growing to 15–22 metres tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). [5] In addition to the tree form, there are also varieties that includes shrub forms (brunonianum, griffithii, and tenerum). [ 4 ]
The tree has various uses as an herbal medicine in a wide range of cultures. [7] The leaves and the bark are used to treat coughs, sore throats, asthma, bronchitis, gonorrhea, yellow fever, toothache, and as an antidote to general poisoning. [11] [14] A bark infusion is reportedly drunk to control dysentery and a leaf decoction is used to ...
Carabao milk is richer and creamier in texture than cow or goat milk, due to its much higher fat and protein content. It has similar mineral content as cow milk, except it has twice as much phosphorus. It is characteristically bluish-white in color. Carabao milk is typically home-pasteurized via a double boiler. [28]
A leaflet of the leaf of the carob tree. The carob tree grows up to 15 metres (50 feet) tall. The crown is broad and semispherical, supported by a thick trunk with rough brown bark and sturdy branches. Its leaves are 10 to 20 centimetres (4 to 8 inches) long, alternate, pinnate, and may or may not have a terminal leaflet. It is frost-tolerant ...
Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra [3] (from Tagalog [4]) and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus of the Sweet Pea Family (Papilionaceae) native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in ...