Ethno-botanical survey of edible wild fruits in Benguet, Cordillera administrative region, the Philippines

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages S525-S538

  Chua Barcelo, Racquel Tan ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Benguet; Cultural importance index; Edible wild fruits; Ethnobotanical knowledge

Indexed keywords

DYE; INK;

ANTIDESMA BUNUIS; ARTICLE; CLUSIACEAE; CULTURAL VALUE; ETHNOBOTANY; FOOD; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FORAGE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GARCINIA BINUCAO; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; SAURAUIA ELEGANS; VACCINIUM MYRTOIDES; WINE;

ANIMALIA; ANTIDESMA BUNIUS; AVES; CLUSIACEAE; GARCINIA; RATTUS; SAURAUIA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 84920876340     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12980/APJTB.4.201414B36     Document Type: Article

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