Surigao del Sur : pitsay-pitsay

(Pentaphragma grandiflorum)

Vernacular Names: pitsay-pitsay, wild pechay

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: petioles, leaves, flowers

Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered

Market presence of vegetable:marketed, not marketed

Habitat: stream, mountain

Availability: all year round, seasonal

Other uses: vitamins, increases platelet count

Dishes:sautéed, cooked with meat, cooked with fish, tinola, tinola, kinilaw



Study site: Brgy. Agsam, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur
Brgy. Sibahay, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur
Brgy. Siagao, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur


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