Wild Food Plants
This article is dedicated to the late Professor Eduardo de Leon of the University of Santo Tomas - botanist, teacher and researcher, a leader in the scientific field, above all, a true friend.
Wild Food Plants
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature - School on Blog
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The late UST Professor Ed de Leon is dwarfed by a giant Palawan gabi, reminiscent of the novel, Gulliver in Lilliput.
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Wild varieties of ampalaya (Momordica charantia), eggplant (Solanum melongena), patani (Phaseolus lunatus), and the male flower of himbaba-o or alukong (Ilk)
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Gulasiman or ngalog (Ilk)
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Saluyot (Corchorus olitorius)
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Edible fern (pako)
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Dampalit (Portulaca sp)
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Alugbati
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Bagbagkong flowers![]()
Soro-soro or Karimbuaya (Ilk),
- Euphorbia neriifolia
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Talinum (Talinum triangulare)
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Pod and seed of lotus (Nelumbium nelumbo)
Wild Food Plants
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature - School on Blog
The late UST Professor Ed de Leon is dwarfed by a giant Palawan gabi, reminiscent of the novel, Gulliver in Lilliput.
Wild varieties of ampalaya (Momordica charantia), eggplant (Solanum melongena), patani (Phaseolus lunatus), and the male flower of himbaba-o or alukong (Ilk)
Gulasiman or ngalog (Ilk)
Saluyot (Corchorus olitorius)
Edible fern (pako)
Dampalit (Portulaca sp)
Alugbati
Bagbagkong flowers
Soro-soro or Karimbuaya (Ilk),- Euphorbia neriifolia
Talinum (Talinum triangulare)
Pod and seed of lotus (Nelumbium nelumbo)