Kalayo (Tag.)
Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
SkinA shrub or small tree, with a compact, bushy crown. Height: 1 to 5 meters height Leaves: Leaves are pinnate, 15 to 50 centimeters long, with 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets. Flowers: Flowers are very fragrant, white, about 5 millimeters wide, and arranged in small groups in upright panicles 12 to 30 centimeters long. Fruits: Fruit is about 1 centimeter long and covered with fine hairs; in ripening it turns successfully yellow, orange, purple, and nearly black, and when ripe, with a thin, juicy, sweetish and slightly astringent pulp.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Bughat (a little more than relapse). Preparation: Boil the chopped stem of buli-buli in a liter of water.. Part used: Stem | Sakit tiyan (stomachache). Preparation: Chopped 3 inches length of bark and scraped. Cover with banana leaf and heat over live coal for 3 minutes.. Part used: Bark
Preparation
Boil the chopped stem of buli-buli in a liter of water. | Chopped 3 inches length of bark and scraped. Cover with banana leaf and heat over live coal for 3 minutes.
Location & Habitat
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
- Local Name
- Kalayo (Tag.)
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Collected By
- Not provided
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026