Form 1C series January 2019

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE

CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
Mapping of Significant Natural Resources

Category: Plants (Flora)


LOCAL/INDIGENOUS NAME: WATER HYACINTH / WATER LILY

PHOTO:

Water Hyacith’s habitat

Water Hyacith’s leaf

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
Form 1C series January 2019

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE

CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
Water Hyacith’s flower

Water Hyacith’s fruit

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
Form 1C series January 2019

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE

CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
Water Hyacith’s stalks

Water Hyacith’s crowns

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
Form 1C series January 2019

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE

CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

A. OTHER COMMON NAME: WATER HYACINTH / WATER LILY

B. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eichhornia crassipes

C. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO GROWTH HABIT:

[ ] SUCCULENT PLANT (HERB) [ ] SHRUB [ ] VINE [ ] TREE [X] AQUATIC

D. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO ORIGIN: [ ] Endemic [X] NaQve [ ] ExoQc 


E. HABITAT: They inhabit in slow-flowing freshwaters in tropical and sub-tropical areas. They weed
forms dense monocultures.

F. SITE COLLECTED/SIGHTED: Brgy. Dela Paz Lake Shore, City of Biñan

G. INDICATE VISIBILITY:

[ ] Visible in all barangays 


[X] Visible in some barangays 

[ ] Not visible in the municipality but can be found in other areas

indicate the locaQon (if known):_______________________________

H. INDICATE SEASONABILITY: [ ] ANNUAL [ ] BIENNIAL [X] PERENNIAL

II. DESCRIPTION
A. MORPHOLOGY

1. FLOWER: Ang mga bulaklak nito ay may mahahabang spikes, sa bawat spikes ay may iba’t
ibang stalks. Malalaki ang bulaklak nito na may anim na sepals, pale lilac, na pwedeng humabang
hangang 4 na senQmetro.

2. LEAVES: Mayroon Itong inflated hollow na Dahon at stalk na may bilog na berdeng waxy
na dahon, ang Dahon ay hahaba ng 10-20 senQmetro papuntang stem.

3. FRUITING: Ang buto ay matatagpuan sa bulaklak.

4. FRAGRANCE: Walang amoy.

5. SPECIAL NOTES:

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
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B. COMMON USES and SCOPE OF USE:

(check which are applicable, for scope of use indicate if local, domesDc, internaDonal, others)

[X] EDIBLES (indicate if vegetable, fruit, nut, beverage crop, herbs & spices)
Remarks: Maaring kainin ang mga dahon nito.

[ ] ORNAMENTALS (indicate if florist, landscape, lawn & turf plants)

Remarks: _________________________________

[ ] MEDICINAL (used as drugs, medicines)

Remarks: _________________________________

[ ] INDUSTRIAL CROPS (indicate if used as oils, extracQves and resins, insecQcides, animal feeds)
Remarks:_________________________________

[ ] OTHER USES:
Remarks:_________________________________

III. STORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANT

Kasalukuyang walang istoryang nakalakip dito.

IV. SIGNIFICANCE

Indicate type of significance, e.g. historical, aestheDc, scienDfic, social, socio-poliDcal, socioeconomic, spiritual and then
explain

ScienOfic

Isang simple at murang filtraQon system ang nagbibigay ng pagpigil sa polusyon, fish
producQon, and problema sa dioversity sa Laguna de Bay. Ang sistemang ito ay Qnatawag na
PhytoremediaQon system na inilathala ng the UPLB AquaQc Macrophyte BiosorpQon System (AMBS).
Ang AMBS system ay gawa sa kawayan at water hyacinth at kangkong.

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
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SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE

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Socioeconomic

Isa sa mga pinagkukunan ng pangkabuhayan ng mga taga Biñan dahil ito ay ginagawang
basket, banig, etc

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
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V. CONSERVATION

A. STATUS: (Indicate if the plant is criDcally endangered, endangered, vulnerable, other threatened species)

Not vulnerable

B. CONSTRAINTS/THREATS/ISSUES:

N/A

C. CONSERVATION MEASURES: (Describe the conservaDon measures taken at the level of the community, provincial
and/or naDonal)

N/A

VI. REFERENCES

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A
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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE

CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
KEY INFORMANT/S:

Noel Basarte, 50 yrs old

REFERENCE/S:
www.agriculture.com.ph
www.stuartxchange.org

Laguna de Bay 2013 Ecosystem

Health Report Card by Laguna
Lake Development Authority
(LLDA)

NAME OF MAPPER/S:
Suzefe C. TolenQno
Marinella Agnes CaQndig

DATE PROFILED:
April 10, 2019

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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City/Municipality of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A