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The Philippine Journal of Science 
5 petala fere aequantibus, filamentis tenuibus antheris extrorsis ; 
ovario oblongo-obovato dense et albescente hirsuto, stigmate 
sessili radiatira 5-partito, laciniis carnosis deorsum reflexis apice 
dilatatis emarginatisque, placentis 5 parietalibus dense ovuliferis, 
fructu magno obovoideo glabro seminibus oblongo-ellipticis. 
Arbor 4 ad 5 m alta trunco 50 ad 60 cm ambitu ramis glabris. 
Folia alterna. Limbus in sicco firmus, usque ad 25 cm longus 
et 11 cm latus, petiolus 1 cm longus. Racemus floriferus 54 cm 
longus. Pedicelli 2.5 cm longi. Sepala 1.2 cm longa, 0.7 cm lata. 
Petala 0.8 cm longa 0.5 cm lata. Antherae 0.2 cm longae. 
Fructus in sicco atrorubescens 23 cm longus et usque ad 14.5 cm 
latus. Semina 80 ad 90 usque 3 cm longa. 
Luzon, Province of Albay, in damp ravines in Daraga and in the 
Camilig Mountains, T. Alcala, in herb. Manila and DeCandolle. 
The vernacular name is dudu-dudu, and regarding the plant Mr. Alcala 
writes: “It is said that the oil extracted from the seeds is a good cure 
for wounds. It is generally believed to be poisonous, and when I ate six 
or eight of the boiled seeds I had a slight sickness; however, many children 
eat them raw without the slightest ill effect.” 
