86 PHILIPPINE RESINS, GUMS, AND OILS 
Genus PARAMERIA 
PARAMERIA PHILIPPINENSIS Radlk. (Figs. 32, 33). DUuGTUNG-AHAS. 
Local names: Dugtung-dhas (Rizal); ikding nga pirau (Igorot); ing- 
giu na puti (Bataan); karkarsdng (Benguet); kuni na puti (Pampanga) ; 
lupi-it (Ilocos Sur); parugtong-dhas (Bulacan, Zambales, Rizal); partadn 
(Ilocos Sur); pulang-pulang (Zambales); sada (Benguet); tagulauai 
(Rizal). 
RUBBER 
This species yields rubber which is seemingly of rather poor 
grade. It has never been collected to any great extent. Lo- 
cally the vine is apparently better known as a snake medicine 
than as a rubber plant. 
The bark of this species is also used for making rope and for “ 
tying rice bundles. 
Parameria philippinensis is a woody vine. The leaves are 
from 7 to 10 centimeters in length, somewhat oval in outline, 
and pointed at both ends. The flowers are fairly small, white, 
and occur in clusters. The fruits are very long and slender; 
the parts between the seeds are very narrow. The seeds are 
about a centimeter in length, sharply pointed at one end, and 
at the other end crowned with numerous white hairs about 2.5 
centimeters long. 
This species is common and is widely distributed in the 
Philippines. 
Family BORRAGINACEAE 
Genus CORDIA 
CORDIA MYXA L. ANONANG. 
ANONANG GUM 
A description of this species and its local names are given 
in the bulletin on fibers. c 
Locally, a paste is prepared from the fruits. 
