166 PHILIPPINE RESINS, GUMS, AND OILS 
Genus PALAQUIUM 
PALAQUIUM PHILIPPENSE C. B. Rob. MALAKMALAK. 
MALAKMALAK OIL 
A description, figure, and the local names of this species are 
given in the bulletin on edible plants. 
According to Blanco * the seeds yield a limpid, odorous oil 
which is employed in food and as an illuminant. 
Several writers mention an oil which is said to be obtained in 
other countries from Palaquium oleosum Blanco. What this plant 
may be is doubtful as Blanco described no such species and no 
such name is listed in Index Kewensis. The use of the name 
Palaquium oleosum may be due to confusion with Palaquium 
oleiferum Blanco, which is a synonym of Palaquium philip- 
pense, a species apparently confined to the Philippines. 
Family APOCYNACEAE 
Genus CERBERA 
CERBERA MANGHAS Linn. BARAIBAI, 
BARAIBAI OIL 
A description of this species and its local names are given in 
the bulletin on mangrove swamps. 
Hefter + says that the seeds yield an illuminating oil.. 
Family PEDALIACEAE « 
Genus SESAMUM 
SESAMUM ORIENTALE L. (Fig. 58). SESAME or LINGA. 
Local names: Langis (Pangasinan, Pampanga); lawgd (Camarines, Al- 
bay) ; lengnga or lingngd (Ilocos Norte and Sur, Abra, Pangasinan) ; lingd 
(Tagalog provinces, Marinduque, Misamis, Cuyo Islands, Zamboanga) ; 
lungd (Capiz and other Bisayan provinces). 
BARAIBAI OIL. 
The whole seeds of Sesamum orientale are utilized locally by 
Chinese bakers in making various cakes and sweetmeats. 
Sesame oil, also known as pil, or gingelly, is obtained by ex- 
pressing the seeds of the sesame plant. The yield of oil thus 
obtained varies from about 50 to 57 per cent. The white or 
yellow seeded varieties furnish the best grade of oil, while the 
dark red, brown, or black seeded varieties give an oil of some- 
what inferior grade. Sesame oil has a pale yellow color and a 
pleasant odor and taste. 


* Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas (1845), page 282. ; 
+ Hefter, G., Technologie der Fette und Ole, Volume 2, page 501. 
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