288 WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



This species is very common in the mountains of Benguet, 

 Laguna, and Negros Occidental. It is not cultivated. 



RUBUS ROSAEFOLIUS Sm. Ini't. 



Local names: Init (Bontoc) ; lagiauat (Bukidnon) ; ragini (Albay) ; 

 sajnnit (Laguna). 



The fruits are red, about 1.5 centimeters in diameter, and oc- 

 cur singly or in clusters. They are juicy, but rather insipid. 



According to Heyne * the leaves are somewhat astringent, 

 and are eaten both raw and cooked. 



Rubus rosaefoUus is a spiny shrub rarely exceeding a meter in 

 height. The leaves are pinnate with three to seven leaflets. 

 The leaflets are smooth or hairy, have lobed margins, and are 

 from 2 to 7 centimeters in length. The flowers are white. 



This plant is common in the mountains of Luzon, the Bisaya 

 Islands, and Mindanao. It is not cultivated. 



Family LEGUMINOSAE 



Genus ALBIZZIA 

 ALBIZZIA LEBBEKOIDES (DC.) Benth. (Fig. 29). KariSKIS. 



Local names: Kariskis (Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Union, Abra, Zam- 

 bales, Nueva Ecija) ; maganhop sa biikid (Sibuyan) ; malagdnit (Nueva 

 Ecija, Rizal) ; malaghdnip (Rizal) ; malaghcmit (Laguna) ; nuilasampdlok 

 (Bataan) . 



The bark is frequently used in the manufacture of a fermented 

 drink known as basi. For a discussion of this use, see Maca- 

 ranga tanarius. 



Albizzia lebbekoides is a tree reaching a height of about 12 

 meters and a diameter of about 30 centimeters. The leaves are 

 twice pinnate, with narrow leaflets which are about a centimeter 

 in length. The flowers are small, greenish yellow, and occur in 

 rounded clu.sters on compound inflorescences. The fruit is a 

 thin pod, about 12 centimeters long and 2 centimeters wide. 



This species is very common and distributed from northern 

 Luzon to southern Mindanao. 



Genus BAUHINIA 

 BAUHINIA M ALA BA RICA Roxb. (Fig. 30). AlibANGBANG. 



Local names: Albangbdng (Tarlac) ; alibdng (Rizal) ; alibangbdng 

 (Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna) ; kalibambdng (Pam- 

 panga, Laguna j. 



* Heyne, K., De Nuttige Planten van Nederlandsch-Indie, Volume 2, 

 page 199. 



