80 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



Family EUPHORBIACEAE 



Genus ALCHORNEA 

 ALCHORNEA SICCA (Blanco) Merr. 



The leaves and fruits are used for poisoning fish. 



Genus CROTON 

 CROTON TIGLIUM L. 



The crushed leaves are used for poisoning fish. 



Genus FLUGEA 

 FLUGGEA VIROSA (Roxb.) Baill. 



The bark is used to poison fish. 



Genus HOMALANTHUS 

 HOMALANTHUS FASTUOSUS (Linden) F.-VilL 



The leaves are used for poisoning fish. 

 Genus JATROPHA 

 JATROPHA MULTIFIDA L. 



This plant is used as a fish poison. 



Family BUXACEAE 



Genus BUXUS 

 BUXUS ROLFEI Vid. 



The fruits of this species are dried and finely cut, and then 

 scattered on water as a fish poison. 



Family SAPINDACEAE 



Genus HARPULLIA 



HARPULLIA ARBOREA (Blanco) Radlk. 



The bark of this species is chopped fine and put in fresh- 

 water streams to kill fish. 



Family STERCULIACEAE 



Genus KLEINHOVIA 

 KLEINHOVIA HOSPITA L. 



In Marinduque the bark and leaves are used to poison eels. 

 Family THEACEAE 



Genus TERNSTROEMIA 

 TERNSTROEMIA TOQUIAN (Blanco) F.-Vill. 



The fruit and bark of this species are used for poisoning fish. 



