Leyte : Bayabas
guava (Psidium guajava) Family: Myrtaceae
Vernacular Names: bayabas
Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits, ripe fruits
Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered
Market presence of vegetable:marketed
Habitat: farm, homegarden, mountain, anywhere
Availability: all year round, available August
Other uses: used as antiseptic;
leaves are used to cure loose bowel movement and allergies, fruits-pito-pito
Dishes:sinigang, ginataan (tinunuan)
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Brgy. Ferdinand E. Marcos, Calubian, Leyte Brgy. Pomponan, Baybay, Leyte |
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