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 VI ROSA (Roxb.) Baill. 



The bark is used to poison Iftsh. 



Genus HOMALANTHUS 



HOMALANTHUS FASTUOSUS (Linden) F.-Vill. 

 The leaves are used for poisoning fish. 



Genus JATROPHA 



JATROPHA MUUTIFIDA 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 freish- 

 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. 



