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| Bamban plant in Bulusan |
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| Bambam stems are excellent materials for fish trap weaving. |
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| Beginning weave of a fish trap - in Bulusan. |
The ASEAN Tropical Plant Database is very specific in its description of the Philippine bamban (Scientific name: Donax cannaeformis (G. Forst.) K Schum.
Fish traps locally called 'bobo' are made from bamban strips from the split stems of this species sustainably harvested by local fishermen weavers from the nearby farm patches and second growth forests. These bamban (photo) are lushly growing in the hilly part of Barangay Dancalan, Bulusan.
Photographs by Alma P. Gamil
Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines
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