DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 93 



STERCULIA FOETIDA Linn. Kalumpang. 



Local names: Bangdr (Iloko and Itneg) ; bobo, bobog, bo-bog, biibog 

 (Panay, Balabac Island, Palawan, Negros) ; bobor, bubur (Ilocos Sur) ; 

 bongog (Cagayan) ; kalumpang (Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Manila, 

 Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Polillo, Camarines, Mindoro, Iloilo, Palawan, 

 Cotabato, Apo Island); kurumpdng (Davao). 



The bast of this species is made into a weak rope which King 

 found to have a tensile strength of only 200 kilos per square 

 centimeter. Immersion in water for twenty-four hours did not 

 affect the strength. The bast is light salmon-orange. 



The seeds are edible, but are purgative if eaten raw. They 

 yield an oil used locally for illuminating, and which could be 

 used for culinary purposes. 



Sterculia foetida is a large tree reaching a diameter of 100 

 centimeters. The leaves are palmately compound with seven to 

 nine leaflets, which are smooth, sharply pointed at the apex, and 

 12 to 18 centimeters long. The flowers are dull yellowish or 

 purplish, 2 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter, and have a very fetid 

 odor. The seeds are borne in very large, red capsules. They 

 are edible and yield a valuable oil for which the tree is some- 

 times cultivated. The wood is gray, soft, and little used. 



This species is widely distributed in the Philippines. 



STERCULIA LUZON ICA Warb. Malakalumpang. 



Local names: Anagds (Masbate) ; balinad, kadlihan (Ticao Island) ; 

 boboi-giibaf (Mindoro) ; kahipdng (Negros) ; lapnit (Cagayan) ; malaka- 

 lumpdng (Camarines); tahito (Guimaras Island) ; lontong (Zamboanga). 



The inner bark of this species is used for making rope. 



Sterculia luzonica is a tree reaching a diameter of 60 centi- 

 meters and a height of about 30 meters. Its leaves are some- 

 what heart-shaped at the base, pointed at the apex, and 10 to 

 20 centimeters in length. The flowers are small, greenish, and 

 are borne on compound inflorescences. The fruits are red and 

 usually occur in groups of from three to five. 



This species is widely distributed in the Philippines. 



STERCULIA OBLONGATA R. Br. MalaboHO. 



Local names: Bakdn (Mindoro); balinad (Camarines); bayiilad (Rizal, 

 Mindoro) ; biinga, malabunga (Tayabas) ; hantdk (Batanes Islands) ; ma- 

 lakakdo (Bataan, Laguna); malabanilad (Samar) ; lapnit (Calayan Island, 

 Babuyanes Islands) ; malaboho (Bataan) ; saripongpong (Camarines) ; sina- 

 ligan (Benguet, Abra) ; 60s or uos (Camarines). 



Most of the strips of bast of Sterculia oblongata are salmon- 

 buff in color, some are tawny and others are light salmon orange. 

 Rope made from this fiber is of medium strength. King found 

 it to have a tensile strength of 398 kilos per square centimeter. 



