DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 385 
GREWIA MULTIFLORA Juss. DANGLIiN. 
Local names: Al-alinaw (Union); alinax (Amburayan, Ilocos Sur, Pan- 
gasinan, Union, Zambales, Laguna, Sorsogon); anildu (Benguet, Llocos 
Norte, Ilocos Sur, Union, Abra, Pangasinan); aplit (Pampanga); bagohon 
(Mindoro, Guimaras Island); benglaling (Abra); bulubukhén (Guimaras 
Island); dalldg (Gaddan in Nueva Vizcaya); dangli, kalit-kalit (Laguna, 
Tayabas) ; danglin (Pangasinan, Tagalog, Guimaras, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, 
Rizal, Pampanga); danglog (Cagayan); durarong (Ilocos Sur); imbu- 
buiikan (Palawan); kanaroset (Palawan); langosig (Bohol); lanut (Ne- 
grito in Pampanga); lapnis (Batangas, Cavite); ligad (Mindoro); siapé 
(Mindoro) ; taroi (Camarines, Albay). 
The bast is pale yellow-orange and is a non-staining fiber. 
Rope made from it is rather weak, but is said to be very durable 
for dry-weather use. It is a very commonly used rope. King 
found it to have a tensile strength of 376 kilos per square cen- 
timeter. Immersion in water for twenty-four hours caused 
a decrease in strength of 12 per cent. 
Grewia multiflora is a shrub or small tree. The leaves and 
branches are nearly smooth. The leaves are alternate, 4 to 14 
centimeters in length, pointed at the tip, rounded or pointed at 
the base, and with toothed margins. The flowers are yellowish 
green and about a centimeter in diameter. The fruits are ovoid 
and about 6 millimeters long. 
This species is common and widely distributed throughout the 
Philippines. 
Genus MUNTINGIA 
MUNTINGIA CALABURA L. DATILES. 
Local names: Ceréza (Spanish, “cherry,” in Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pam- 
panga, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Zambales, Cuyo Islands); ddtiles (Spanish, 
“dates,” in Tarlac, Pangasinan, Camarines, Albay, Capiz); Idtris (La- 
guna); manzanitas (dim. of Spanish manzana, “apple,” in Ilocos Norte 
and Sur, Abra, Cagayan, Union) ; rdtiles (Bataan, Manila, Rizal, Batangas, 
Tayabas, Camarines, Albay, Marinduque, Zamboanga, Cuyo Islands). 
The bark of this tree is used for making rope. 
Concerning the fiber Dodge * says: 
Its bast is very soft and pliable, twists easily, and if used in this 
manner, without attempting to separate or clean the fibers, is possessed 
of ordinary strength. The fibrils are exceedingly fine and silky, so much 
so that the bast, when broken, exhibits at the point of rupture the 
flossy appearance always seen at the raw ends of skein or embroidery 
silk. Separating the fiber would undoubtedly diminish its strength. It is 
employed slightly in Santo Domingo for cordage. 


* Dodge, C. R., A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the 
world. U. S. Department of Agriculture. Fiber investigations. Report 
No. 9, page 244. 
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