Colona mollis (PROSEA)

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Colona mollis (Warb.) Burret


Family: Tiliaceae

Synonyms

Columbia mollis Warb.

Vernacular names

  • Philippines: keddeng (Ilokano).

Distribution

The Philippines (Luzon).

Uses

The bark is made into rope.

Observations

A tree, up to 18 m tall, stem diameter up to 40 cm. Leaves alternate, 8-20 cm long, rounded and somewhat oblique at the base, with toothed margins, prominently pointed at the apex, hairy. Flowers in terminal panicles, pink or yellow. Fruit 2-3 winged. C. mollis is found in thickets and secondary forest at low altitudes. The vernacular name "keddeng" has also been mentioned for C. blancoi .

Selected sources

19.

Authors

M. Brink, P.C.M. Jansen & C.H. Bosch