404 PHILIPPINE FIBER PLANTS 
bank notes and other strong paper. Most of the bark collected 
comes from the vicinity of Mount Mayon and from Mindanao. 
The bast is light colored and has a somewhat silky appearance. 
The bark is used for tying purposes and for making rope. 
WIKSTROEMIA INDICA (L.) C. E. Mey. SMALL-LEAF SALAGO. 
Local names: Baleo (Ilocos Norte); saladgo or talo (Albay) ; titipiho or 
palipo (Batanes Islands). 
Wikstroemia indica is a shrub 1 to 3 meters in height. The 
leaves are opposite, somewhat leathery, widest near the middle, 
somewhat rounded at the tip, pointed at the base, and 1.5 to 
7 centimeters long. The flowers are small and yellow; the 
fruits small and red. 
This species is distributed from northern Luzon to southern 
Mindanao. 
WIKSTROEMIA LANCEOLATA Merr. LANCE-LEAF SALAGO. 
Local names: Salagip (Batangas) ; salago (Abra, Tayabas) ; tuka (Ilocos 
Sur). 
Wikstroemia lanceolata is a shrub 1 to 2 meters in height. 
The leaves are opposite, smooth, pointed at both ends, and 4 
to 8 centimeters in length. The flowers are small, light colored, 
and borne in small clusters. The fruits are red and less than 
a centimeter long. 
This species is found in northern and central Luzon. 
WIKSTROEMIA MEYENIANA Warb. (Plate XXVIII). LARGE-LEAF 
SALAGO. 
Local names: Sdgu (Laguna); salago (Albay). 
Wikstroemia meyeniana is a shrub 1 to 2 meters in height. 
The leaves are opposite, pointed at the tip, rounded at the base, 
and 6 to 12 centimeters in length. The flowers are greenish 
yellow, about 1.5 to 2 centimeters in length, and borne in small 
clusters. The fruits are red and about a centimeter in length. 
This species is common and widely distributed from northern 
Luzon to southern Mindanao. 
WIKSTROEMIA OVATA C. E. Mey. ROUND-LEAF SALAGO. 
Local names: Dapnit (Iloko, Bontoc); saldgo (Bulacan, Laguna). 
Wikstroemia ovata is a shrub 1 to 3 meters in height. The 
leaves are opposite, smooth, rounded at the base, pointed at 
the apex, and from 5 to 10 centimeters long. The flowers are 
yellow, about 1.5 centimeters long, and borne in small clusters. 
The fruits are red and about 1 centimeter long. 
This species is distributed from Luzon to Mindanao. 
