Uvaria sorzogonensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Uvaria sorzogonensis Presl

Family: Annonaceae

Vernacular names

• Philippines: balonsaging, tagibalas (Tagalog), alalaget (Iloko).

Distribution

The Philippines.

Uses

The aromatic fruits are edible.

Observations

• Large woody vine, common at low and medium altitudes.
• Fruit berry-like, ovate, yellow, borne in rounded clusters.

Selected sources

• Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 ed. 3 Volumes. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines.

• Tyozaburo Tanaka & Sauke Nakao (Editors), 1976. Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing Co., Tokyo. 924 pp.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen