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'''''Ziziphus talanai''''', with common names are '''balakat''', '''aligamen''', and '''talanai''', is a species of [[tree]] in the [[Rhamnaceae]] family. |
'''''Ziziphus talanai''''', with common names are '''balakat''', '''aligamen''', and '''talanai''', is a species of [[tree]] in the [[Rhamnaceae]] family. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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''Ziziphus talanai'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Luzon]] and [[Visayas]], in the [[Philippines]],<ref> |
''Ziziphus talanai'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Luzon]] and [[Visayas]], in the [[Philippines]],<ref>[[World Conservation Monitoring Centre]] 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33326/all ''Ziziphus talanai'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.</ref> The tree is found in the Philippinean Limestone Forest ecoregion.<ref>http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Paleotropic%20Vegetation/Philippinean%20Vegetation.pdf</ref> |
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Its <ref>[http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/WD/asps/DisplayDetail.asp?SpecID=3664 ''Zizipuz talanai''] ''Worldagroforestrycentre.org'', Retrieved on 6 November 2007.</ref> |
Its <ref>[http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/WD/asps/DisplayDetail.asp?SpecID=3664 ''Zizipuz talanai''] ''Worldagroforestrycentre.org'', Retrieved on 6 November 2007.</ref> |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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In [[Antique (province)|Antique Province]], its bark is used medicinally for diseases from [[ringworm]] to [[urinary tract infections]]. Studies have shown that the bark does indeed have antimicrobial properties.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/PAS/article/view/346/304 |title=Anti-Mycobacterium phlei activity of the bark of Ziziphus talanai (Blanco) Merrill | |
In [[Antique (province)|Antique Province]], its bark is used medicinally for diseases from [[ringworm]] to [[urinary tract infections]]. Studies have shown that the bark does indeed have antimicrobial properties.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/PAS/article/view/346/304 |title=Anti-Mycobacterium phlei activity of the bark of Ziziphus talanai (Blanco) Merrill |author1=Anas, A. R. J. |author2=Villaseñor, I. M. |author3=Matsuura, H. |author4=Okino, T. | journal=Philippine Agricultural Scientist |year=2009 |
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|volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=388–391 |issn=0031-7454 }}</ref> |
|volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=388–391 |issn=0031-7454 }}</ref> |
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Ziziphus talanai, with common names are balakat, aligamen, and talanai, is a species of tree in the Rhamnaceae family.
Distribution
Ziziphus talanai is endemic to Luzon and Visayas, in the Philippines,[1] The tree is found in the Philippinean Limestone Forest ecoregion.[2] Its [3]
Uses
In Antique Province, its bark is used medicinally for diseases from ringworm to urinary tract infections. Studies have shown that the bark does indeed have antimicrobial properties.[4]
The city of Mabalacat in Pampanga Province was named after it in 1712, using the indigenous Negrito word mabalacat meaning "forest of balakat."
References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ziziphus talanai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
- ^ http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Paleotropic%20Vegetation/Philippinean%20Vegetation.pdf
- ^ Zizipuz talanai Worldagroforestrycentre.org, Retrieved on 6 November 2007.
- ^ Anas, A. R. J.; Villaseñor, I. M.; Matsuura, H.; Okino, T. (2009). "Anti-Mycobacterium phlei activity of the bark of Ziziphus talanai (Blanco) Merrill". Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 92 (4): 388–391. ISSN 0031-7454.
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