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The Philippine Journal of Science 



5 petala fere aequantibus, filamentis tenuibus antheris extrorsis ; 

 ovario oblongo-obovato dense et albescente hirsuto, stigmate 

 sessili radiatim 5-partito, laciniis carnosis deorsum reflexis apice 

 dilatatis emarginatisque, placentis 5 parietalibus dense ovuliferis, 

 fructu magno obovoideo glabro seminibus oblongo-ellipticis. 



Arbor 4 ad 5 m alta trunco 50 ad 60 cm ambitu ramis glabris. 

 Folia alterna. Limbus in sicco firmus, usque ad 25 cm longus 

 et 11 cm latus, petiolus 1 cm longus. Racemus floriferus 54 cm 

 longus. Pedicelli 2.5 cm longi. Sepala 1.2 cm longa, 0.7 cm lata. 

 Petala 0.8 cm longa 0.5 cm lata. Antherae 0.2 cm longae. 

 Fructus in sicco atrorubescens 23 cm longus et usque ad 14.5 cm 

 latus. Semina 80 ad 90 usque 3 cm longa. 



Luzon, Province of Albay, in damp ravines in Daraga and in the 

 Camilig Mountains, T. Alcala, in herb. Manila and DeCandolle. 



The vernacular name is dudu-dudu, and regarding the plant Mr. Alcala 

 writes: "It is said that the oil extracted from the seeds is a good cure 

 for wounds. It is generally believed to be poisonous, and when I ate six 

 or eight of the boiled seeds I had a slight sickness; however, many children 

 eat them raw without the slightest ill effect." 



