DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 77 



GREWIA MULTI FLORA Juss. Danglin. 



Local names: Al-alinau (Union) ; aJinau (Amburayan, Ilocos Sur, Pan- 

 gasinan, Union, Zambales, Laguna, Sorsogon) ; anihiu (Benguet, Ilocos 

 Norte, Ilocos Sur, Union, Abra, Pangasinan) ; apUt (Pampanga) ; hagohon 

 (Mindoro, Guimaras Island) ; benglaUng (Abra) ; huluhukhon (Guimaras 

 Island) ; dalldg (Gaddan in Nueva Vizcaya) ; dangli, kalit-kalit (Laguna, 

 Tayabas) ; danglin (Pangasinan, Tagalog, Guimaras, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, 

 Rizal, Pampanga) ; danglog (Cagayan) ; durarong (Ilocos Sur) ; imhu- 

 buiukan (Palawan) ; kanaroset (Palawan) ; langosig (Bohol) ; Idnut (Ne- 

 grito in Pampanga) ; lapnis (Batangas, Cavite) ; Ugad (Mindoro) ; siapo 

 (Mindoro); taroi (Camarines, Albay) . 



The bast is pale yellow-orange and is a non-staining fiber. 

 Rope made from it is rather weak, but is said to be very durable 

 for dry-weather use. It is a very commonly used rope. King 

 found it to have a tensile strength of 376 kilos per square cen- 

 timeter. Immersion in water for twenty-four hours caused 

 a decrease in strength of 12 per cent. 



Grewia multiflora is a shrub or small tree. The leaves and 

 branches are nearly smooth. The leaves are alternate, 4 to 14 

 centimeters in length, pointed at the tip, rounded or pointed at 

 the base, and with toothed margins. The flowers are yellowish 

 green and about a centimeter in diameter. The fruits are ovoid 

 and about 6 millimeters long. 



This species is common and widely distributed throughout the 

 Philippines. 



Genus MUNTINGIA 



MUNTINGIA CALABURA L. Datiles. 



Local names: Cereza (Spanish, "cherry," in Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pam- 

 panga, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Zambales, Cuyo Islands) ; datiles (Spanish, 

 ''dates," in Tarlac, Pangasinan, Camarines, Albay, Capiz) ; Idtris (La- 

 guna) ; manzanitas (dim. of Spanish manzana, "apple," in Ilocos Norte 

 and Sur, Abra, Cagayan, Union) ; rdtiles (Bataan, Manila, Rizal, Batangas, 

 Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Marinduque, Zamboanga, Cuyo Islands). 



The bark of this tree is used for making rope. 

 Concerning the fiber Dodge * says : 



Its bast is very soft and pliable, twists easily, and if used in this 

 manner, without attempting to separate or clean the fibers, is possessed 

 of ordinary strength. The fibrils are exceedingly fine and silky, so much 

 so that the bast, when broken, exhibits at the point of rupture the 

 flossy appearance always seen at the raw ends of skein or embroidery 

 silk. Separating the fiber would undoubtedly diminish its strength. It is 

 employed slightly in Santo Domingo for cordage. 



* Dodge, C. R., A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the 

 world. U. S. Department of Agriculture. Fiber investigations. Report 

 No. 9, page 244. 



