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Gardening

Boea philippensis

PHILIPPINE NATIVE PLANTS - Domingo A. Madulid -

Scientific name: Boea philippensis C.B.Clarke

Family: Gesneriaceae

Description: Ground herb with short stem. Leaves crowded at the end of stem, without petiole, oblong, with blunt apex. Leaf surface with sunken veins, hairy. margins serrate. Flowers bluish, bell-shaped, borne on long, slender stalk. Fruit an elongate, slender capsule.

Distribution: Philippines: Luzon (Benguet, Batangas, Sorsogon), Mindoro, Mindanao (Bukidnon, Davao, Zamboanga). Also found in China, Vietnam, Laos, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Is.

Habitat: On limestone and rock boulders and in damp forest floors in low and medium altitudes.

Economic uses: Of ornamental potential.

Conservation status: Not threatened. The populations of this species are widely distributed in the Philippines.

Propagation: Apparently the plant readily germinate by seeds. It has attractive green foliage and blue flowers but is not yet cultivated in gardens.

Conservation Notes: It is not listed in CITES nor in the IUCN Red List.

For further information write to: Domingo A. Madulid. Email: [email protected]

Photo:  DAMadulid

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BATANGAS

BENGUET

BOEA

BUKIDNON

CONSERVATION NOTES

DAVAO

DOMINGO A

GESNERIACEAE

LESSER SUNDA IS

LUZON

RED LIST

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