270 WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



leaves are 9 to 17 centimeters long, and 4 to 8 centimeters wide. 

 The fruits are axillary and solitary or in pairs. 



This species is common in thickets and open places through- 

 out the Philippines. 



Genus GYMNARTOCARPUS 

 GYMNARTOCARPUS WOODII Merr. (Fig. 19). MalanangkA. 



Local names: Amibing-kadios, anuh'mg na nangkd (Laguna) ; bayuko 

 (Camarines) ; biga (Samar) ; buratu (Cagayan) ; inalabokbok (Zambales) ; 

 malanangkd (Bataan, Laguna) ; pdngi (Zambales) ; sulipa (Bataan) ; ta- 

 buli (Camarines). 



The fruit of this species is somewhat rounded, 6 to 9 centi- 

 meters in diameter, and contains 6 to 12 chestnut-like seeds, 

 2 or 3 centimeters long. The seeds are eaten either roasted or 

 boiled. 



Gymnartoea7"pus ivoodii is a tree reaching a height of about 

 20 meters and a diameter of about 40 centimeters. The leaves 

 are alternate, oblong, pointed at the tip, rounded or pointed 

 at the base, 8 to 15 centimeters long, and 5 to 7 centimeters wide. 

 The fruit, when dry, is irregularly and obscurely lobed. 



This species occurs in central and southern Luzon, Mindoro, 

 Samar, and Leyte. 



Family URTICACEAE 



Genus ELATOSTEMA 

 ELATOSTEMA Spp. 



Some of the more fleshy members of this genus are cooked 

 and eaten as greens. 



Elatostema is a genus of small herbaceous plants which usually 

 have soft, somewhat fleshy leaves. The leaves are three-nerved, 

 alternate or with a minute leaf opposite each normal one. They 

 occur on the stem in two rows and are almost or entirely without 

 individual stems. The flowers are very small, and are crowded 

 in dense, axillary heads. 



Species of Elatostema are very common in moist forests 

 throughout the Archipelago. 



Family OLACACEAE 



Genus ANACOLOSA 

 ANACOLOSA LU20NIENSIS Merr. (Figs. 20-22). Gal6. 



Local names: Alluloi, malabigndi (Bataan); galo (Cavite) ; castanas 

 (Span, in Mindoro) ; niatobato (Masbate) ; yu-pa (Nueva Vizcaya). 



This plant produces a nut which is of good quality and flavor. 



