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Flower detail |
The first time I saw
Quisqualis indica or
niyog-niyogan (as called by Pinoys), it was sold as an ornamental. So when I encountered it again growing wild in a creek in Cavite, I thought it was introduced. Then I saw it again near a waterfall in Ilocos.
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Close up of vine spray |
Today I got to see it again growing wild on trees in the coastal areas of Pundakit in Zambales. It anchored itself on several
Barringtonia and
Memecylon trees. Almost half of the trees in that part of the beach had
Quisqualis growing on them. I wonder if the area becomes fragrant with the overlapping smell of
Barringtona and the
Quisqualis.
1 comment:
Hello!! Your blog is a great help!! Im looking for this herbal plant for research purposes on my medicine course. Can you help me out where specific I can find the tree in Cavite? Or can I contact your friend, Ulysses Ferreras so as to have easy communication with him.. Thank you so much!
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