”Calamondin or Calamansi”

Scientific name: Citrus microcarpa

Place: southeast Asia and Philippines

Description:

 Is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae.

 most commonly used for cooking
 n the west it is variously known as acid orange, calamondin orange, Chinese Orange or Panama
orange.
 Good for the health
 Antimicrobial properties of tropical plants against 12 pathogenic bacteria isolated
from aquatic organisms: A study on the antibacterial activity of 9 tropical plants
against 12 clinical and pathogenic bacterial strains including Vibrio cholera,
Escherichia coli, Vibro parahemolytics, Salmonella and Streptococcus sp. showed
activity against one or more species of bacteria. Citrus microcarpa was one of the
most active.
 Study isolated 2-hydroxypropane-1, 2, 3-tricarboxylic acid from the crude extract
of C microcarpa. The study results suggest that both the crude extract and its
bioactive component might have potential as an antimicrobial in aquaculture use.
 Study provides evidence that the smelling of essential oils of C hystrix and C
microcarpa confer anxiolytic effect. It concludes that essential oils of the Citrus
family may affect behavior.

Characteristics:

 small tree growing to 3–6 m

 bears small citrus fruit used to flavor foods and drinks
 small, round lime, usually 25-35mm in diameter
 color of a tangerine with a very thin green or orange colored peel
 taste of the fruit itself is quite sour
 Flesh contains a few light orange seeds.
 “Pandan leaves”

Scientific name: Pandanus amaryllifolius

Place: Asia (includes: Philippines) and even tropical parts of Australia.

Description:

 This plant is to gain the pandan leaves, which bless various culinary items in most of the Asian
cooking.
 It can be used for wrapping certain dishes and it is also used in paste form to get that distinct
vanilla like flavor
 Pandan leaves are very beneficial for various health conditions
 Pandan leaves consist of essential oils, traces of tannin, glycosides and alkaloids as well.
 Whole pandan plant is considered to be diuretic and is extremely useful for healing various
wounds and diseases like smallpox.
 Pandan leaves are said to be pain relievers and used that way to cure chest pain, headache,
reduce fever, arthritis, earache, etc.
 Pandan leaves are also used as a healthy laxative for children.
 Hewing pandan leaves is an easy way to get rid of gum pain.

Characteristics:

 upright green plant has fan shaped sprays like structure of leaves that are narrow and
blade-like
 attached to the woody aerial roots of the plant
 Pandan leaves are dark green in color, with strong nutty aroma.
 Pandan plant is known to be sterile and it is often propagated by cutting.
 Pandan leaves have a sweet, unique flavor
 “malunggay”

Scientific name: Moringa oleifera

Place: Philippines and Sajina in Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia

Description:

 the only genus in the family Moringaceae

 It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential use.
 It is considered one of the world’s most useful trees, as almost every part of the Moringa tree
can be used for food or has some other beneficial property.
 The leaves are most often added to a broth to make a simple and highly nutritious soup.
 The leaves are also sometimes used as a characteristic ingredient in tinola, a traditional chicken
dish consisting of chicken in a broth, Moringa leaves, and either green papaya or another
secondary vegetable.
 The leaves can also be processed with olive oil and salt for a pesto-like pasta sauce that has
become popular on the Filipino culinary scene.
 It may provide the boost in energy, nutrition and health youíve been seeking.

Characteristics:
 tree itself is rather slender, with drooping branches that grow to approximately 10 m in
height
 it is often cut back annually to 1 meter or less and allowed to regrow so that pods and leaves
remain within arm's reach
 The bark of this tree has a gummy quality in it, and when peered closely, is comprised of
white wood that is soft in nature.
 They are circular, thin sheets that are attached to a main stalk.
 “Gumamela”

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn

Place: Philippines

Description:

 Gumamela as Herbal Medicine

 Gumamela has the following medicinal characteristics: expectorant, diuretic, emollient, anti-
infectious, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, anodyne and refrigerant.
 The use of gumamela tea is gaining worldwide popularity - including Asia. Gumamela (Hibiscus) is
associated with longevity.
 gumamela is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
 Application & Use of Gumamela
 Decoction is used to treat: Bronchitis, coughs, fever, dysentery, urinary and bladder
infections, high blood pressure and constipation.
 Poultice is applied externally on the afflicted area. This is used to treat: headaches (on the
forehead), boils, swelling, abscesses and mumps.
 Intake of gumamela (alone or mixed with papaya or papaya seeds) specially in large
quantities can be an abortifacient.

Characteristics:

 Gumamela is a shrub that grows from one meter up to 4 meters high

 The gumamela flower comes in many colors:
 red
 yellow
 orange
 white
 purple
 “tanglad”

Scientific name: Andropogon citratus DC

Place: tropical areas including Philippines

Description:

 commercially-viable plant that is cultivated mainly for the fragrance that it produces
 tanglad is a permanent or perennial plant, and the benefits of which are not restricted to its
fragrance
 The utility of tanglad basically lies in its leaves, where all the benefits are derived.
 Health Benefits of Lemon Grass or Tanglad:
 tanglad helps ease stomach discomforts and aids in lessening, if not totally curing, the pain
caused by toothache and sprain.
 Lemon grass can also be applied to sprains for easy healing.
 Lemon grass also displays anti-bacterial activities and anti-fungal properties, thus,
eradicates ring worms.
 The calming effect derived from its scent.
 lemon grass can aid an individual if such person is suffering from insomnia or stress
 The plant also has therapeutic value, which allows it to be used by women who are suffering
from menstrual problems or dysmenorrhoea, and from usual bouts of nausea.

Characteristics:

 the long, thin, grey-green leaves are tough and fibrous

 The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a
Kingdom: Plantae
member of
the family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the
(unranked): Angiosperms
only accepted species in the genus Cocos.

(unranked): Monocots[1]
Description

(unranked): Commelinids
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to
30 metres (98 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6
Order: Arecales
metres (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 cm
long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving
Family: Arecaceae
the trunk smooth. The term coconut can
refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or
Subfamily: Arecoideae
the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The
spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of
Tribe: Cocoeae
the word.[3] Spoken by Cameron Price.

Genus: Cocos

Species: C. nucifera'
 Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Pteridophyta

Classes[2]

 †Cladoxylopsida
 Psilotopsida
 Equisetopsida (alias Sphen
opsida)
 Marattiopsida
 Polypodiopsida (alias Pteri
dopsida, Filicopsida)

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms

(unranked): Eudicots

(unranked): Rosids

Order: Brassicales

Family: Caricaceae

Genus: Carica
Species: C. papaya

Binomial name

Carica papaya

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae Order: Poales

(unranked): Angiosperms Family: Poaceae

(unranked): Monocots Subfamily: Bambusoideae

(unranked): Commelinids Supertribe: Bambusodae

  Melocanninae

 Nastinae
Tribe: Bambuseae
 Racemobambodinae
Kunth ex Dumort.
 Shibataeinae

Subtribes See the full Taxonomy of the

Bambuseae.
 Arthrostylidiinae
 Arundinariinae Diversity

 Bambusinae
Around 92 genera and
 Chusqueinae
5,000 species
 Guaduinae
 Scientific classification Species: A. heterophyllus

Kingdom: Plantae Binomial name

Division: Magnoliophyta Artocarpus heterophyllus

Lam.

Class: Magnoliopsida
Synonyms
Order: Rosales
 Artocarpus
brasililenis L. ex Carl Linnaeus
Family: Moraceae
 Artocarpus

Tribe: Artocarpeae heterophylla Lam. exLamarck

 Artocarpus
Genus: Artocarpus maxixma Blanco. exBlancoi