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Tagpong-gubat
Tagpo
Psychotria luconiensis F.-Vill .

Tagpo is a shared common name of two species of plants: (1) Tagpong-gubat, tagpo (Psychotria luconiensis), and (2) Tagpo (Ardisia squamulosa Presl). The latter is a small tree growing to a height of about 10 meters, with fragrant white or pink flowers, and blue or purplish rounded 5-8 mm fruits.

 

Scientific names Common names  
Coffea luconiensis Cham. & Schlecht. Altoko (Mang.)  Lugani (Bon.)
Grumilea luconiensis Merr. Dumamai (Gad.) Madantauan (Mbo.)
Paederia tacpo Blanco Kadpaayan (Ilk.) Ñguspul (Ig.)
Psychotria malayana F.-Vill. Kalabol (Sbl.) Tagpo (Tag.)
  Katagpo (Pamp., Tag.) Tagpong-gubat (Tag.)
  Katagpong-gubat (Tag.) Takpo (Tag.)
  Kombates (Tag.) Tatanok (Sbl.)


Botany
A smooth, erect shrub growing to a height of 1.5 to 5 meters. The leaves are smooth, shining, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 8 to 20 cm long, short-petioled and pointed at both ends. Flowers are white, in crowded terminal inflorescences 3 to 3 cm long. Corolla is 4 to 4.5 mm long with a hairy throat. Fruit is fleshy, obovoid, 5-6 mm long, yellow to reddish.

Distribution
Only in the Philippines, in thickets and secondary forests at low and medium altitudes.

Parts used and preparation
Leaves and roots.

Uses
Folkloric
Fresh leaves used topically for headaches.
Decoction of fresh young leaves used for cleaning wounds and ulcers.
Decoction of the root used for dystentery.

Availability
Wild-crafted. 

Last Update Sept 2010
Photo © Godofredo Stuart / StuartXchange
GRAPHIC SOURCE / Public Domain/ Psychotria luconiensis / File:Psychotria tacpo Blanco1.55-original.png / Flora de Filipinas / Franciso Manuel Blanco (OSA), 1880-1883 / Wikimedia Commons
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