This database aims to become a comprehensive source of data on non-timber forest products in the South and Southeast region. It showcases those NTFPs in the six countries where EP partners have a presence, namely India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia.

The database is more than just an online profile of NTFPs. Other interesting and lesser known information in relation to socio-cultural roles, management practices, and specific are recognised.

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Common Name Scientific Name Family NTFP Classification Countries Found Parts
Illupai Madhuca indica J.Gmelin = Bassia latifolia Roxb.Cor. Madhuca longifolia (Koen.) Macbr. Var latifolia Sapotaceae Feed, fodder and fuelwood India
Init Rubus rolfei Vid. Rosaceae Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) Philippines leaves, leaflets
Ipil Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) O. Ktze. Fabaceae / Caesalpiniaceae Crafts and furniture making, Other commercial and industrial uses Philippines trunk resin
Ipil-ipil Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth Leguminosae Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Other commercial and industrial uses Philippines seeds
Isis Ficus ulmifolia, Lam Moraceae Crafts and furniture making Philippines leaves, leaflets
Itti Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. Loganiaceae India bark, bast roots seeds
Ittu Nelli Phyllanthus indofischeri Bennet = Emblica fischeri Gamble Euphorbaceae Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics India bark, bast seeds
Jalendri Cassytha filiformis L. Lauraceae Others India
Japanese climbing fern/Nito Lygodium spp. Schizaeaceae Philippines
Jathikai Myristica dactyloides Gaertner = Myristica beddomei King A Myristica laurifolia Hook.f. &Th. Mydristicaceae Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Other commercial and industrial uses India fruits
jelutong Dyera costulata Apocynaceae Exudates and extracts
Jhaala Dioscorea pentaphylla Linn. Dioscoreaceae China India
Jhaala maram Shorea roxburghii Don = Shorea talura Roxb. Vatica laccifera W. & A Dipterocarpaceae India
Job’s tears or tigbi Coix Lachryma-jobi L. var Ma-yuen (Roman.) Staff. Gramineae Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Crafts and furniture making Philippines It is cultivated to a very limited extent in the Philippines where, as in India, the cultivation appears to be confirmed to the hill people
Jute or saluyot Corchorus olitorius L. Tiliaceae Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) Philippines leaves, leaflets
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