Pandakaki: MBG Plant of the Month for July 2018

The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Pandakaki” as the Plant of the Month for July 2018. Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir, popularly known as pandakaki belongs to family Apocynaceae. It is also known as kampupot with banana bush as its English name. Pandakaki is a traditional medicine that can cure eczema, skin lesions, erectile dysfunction, fever, pain, and dysentery. It is also one of the host plants of butterflies. Come and visit MBG specifically the Butterfly Garden and see for yourself this beautiful shrub!

 

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