Cultivated Plants

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Cannaceae
Canna indica  L.
Toloman. Malobi.
The seeds of malobi are used for crafts and in the musical instrument, chak chak. The root is grated, strained through a cloth, and put to dry. The meal is made into a porridge for babies five or six months of age or older.
Some confusion with Maranta arundinacea
in the wild
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