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Ziziphus talanai
Ziziphus talanai (also known as Ziziphus talanae), the balakat, aligamen, or talanai, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae.
From the article Ziziphus talanai on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Ziziphus talanai is endemic to Luzon and Visayas, in the Philippines, The tree is found in the Philippinean Limestone Forest ecoregion.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
At the table
In Antique Province, its bark is used medicinally for diseases from ringworm to urinary tract infections. Studies have shown that the bark does have antimicrobial properties. The city of Mabalacat in Pampanga Province was named after it in 1712, using the indigenous Negrito word mabalacat meaning "forest of balakat."
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Ziziphus talanai in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 444972.