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branches numerous, elongated pendulous, 1 to 1.5 meters long. Fruits 

 very nimierous, globose, about 5 centimeters in diameter. 



DISTRIBUTION. 



The palm is found throughout the Philippines at low altitudes, in- 

 dividuals, for the most part, being widely scattered. Some groups of 

 small numbers are reported in Mindanao, Mindoro, and Tayabas. 



USES. 



At the present time the commercial importance of this palm in these 

 islands is not great. However, it has a large number of uses which have 

 some commercial possibilities. These uses are tabulated as follows : 



Uses for the sugar palm. 



The Sugar 

 Palm. 



Leaf- 



Thatching. 



Leaf stalk for firewood. 



Sheaths for sandals. 



Midrib for rough brooms. 



Blade for smudge for mosquitoes. 



Fruit- 



Fruit stalk. 



rSap-, 



IFirewood. 



Beverage, fermented and 



unfermented. 

 Vinegar. 

 Sugar. 



Green fruit boiled with sugar for food. 



r Smudge. 

 Rine fruit Protection from robbers of fish ponds, the 



crushed fruit placed along the banks 

 irritates the feet. 



Matted fiber (yunot) . 



Wood- 



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'Thatching. 

 Eain coats. 

 Cabonegro or (Rope, 

 ejti fiber. (Brushes. 



Flooring. 

 Canes. 

 Trunk—j Troughs. 



Wate;- pipes. 



gtaxch (Starch (Java sago; yuro) . 

 (Waste for hog feed. 

 ^Root for smudge. 



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