Siquijor : patola
sponge gourd (Luffa acutangula)
Vernacular Names: patola, patula, sikwa
Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits
Cultivated/Foraged: planted
Market presence of vegetable:not marketed; marketed
Habitat: farm, garden, homegarden
Availability: all year round, wet season, August to September
Other uses: good for the body, luffa sponge
Dishes:Sautéed, ginataan, law-uy, tinola, cooked with miswa, Sautéed, tinunuan with mungbean, adobo
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Brgy. Lower Cabancalan, Lazi, Siquijor Brgy. Cantabon, Siquijor, Siquijor Brgy. Ponong, Siquijor, Siquijor |
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