404 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is an erect, smooth shrub 1 to 

 4 meters high. The leaves are pointed at both ends, 5 to 12 

 centimeters long, and have short petioles. The corolla is white 

 and from 2 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter, with five spreading 

 lobes. The fruits are longitudinally ridged, 2 to 4 centimeters 

 long, and when mature are red or yellowish red. 



This species is widely distributed in the Philippines in forests 

 and open lands, but is not found outside of the Archipelago. 



Family ASCLEPIADACEAE 



Genus MARSDENIA 

 MARSDENIA TINCTORIA R. Br. Payangit. 



Local name: Payangit (Tayabas). 



The leaves of this species when boiled yield a light blue dye 

 which is used in coloring cloth. 



Marsdenia tinctoria is a vine with opposite leaves which are 

 pointed at the tip and somewhat rounded or heart-shaped at 

 the base. The flowers are small, yellowish-white, and are borne 

 in small clusters. 



This species is distributed from Luzon to Mindoro. 



Family SOLANACEAE 



Genus CAPSICUM 

 CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS L. SlLI OR CHILE PEPPER. 



A description of this species and its local names are given 

 in the section on edible plants. 



Capsicum frutescens, according to Brooks, is the most com- 

 monly used plant in the Philippines for green shades. He says 

 that it contains no green color other than chlorophyll. 



According to him,* the green stains used by the Filipinos 

 are produced by mixing a yellow and a blue dye or in many 

 cases are simply chlorophyll. 



Family ACANTHACEAE 



Genus PERISTROPHE 



PERISTROPHE BIVALVIS (L.) Merr. Deora. 



Local names: Dansa, deora (Bohol) ; kalarosa (Bukidnon) ; taoda (Agu- 

 san) ; tiaora (Surigao). 



The leaves and young stems of this plant yield a dye ranging 

 in color from yellow orange to deep-red orange. In dyeing, 



* Brooks, B. T., The natural dyes and coloring matters of the Philip- 

 pines. Philippine Journal of Science, Section A, Volume 5 (1910), pages 

 439 to 452. 



