According to the book authored by Justo P. Rojo, "Revised LEXICON OF PHILIPPINE TREES", the following trees are "Introduced Species", which means that these trees were brought to our country the Philippines.
In my opinion, these trees whether naturalized or localized in our country are still invasive species. Because of this, our own native endemic and indigenous trees and plants are being displaced. Likewise, if a fast growing species such as Gmelina/Melina (Gmelina Arborea) or the known Mahogany (Swietenia Mahogani) are planted in a certain area, the slower native trees such as the Kamagong (Diospyros Discolor) will not be able to compete. Eventually, the much slower growing tree will die, which may later lead to species extinction.
In my opinion, these trees whether naturalized or localized in our country are still invasive species. Because of this, our own native endemic and indigenous trees and plants are being displaced. Likewise, if a fast growing species such as Gmelina/Melina (Gmelina Arborea) or the known Mahogany (Swietenia Mahogani) are planted in a certain area, the slower native trees such as the Kamagong (Diospyros Discolor) will not be able to compete. Eventually, the much slower growing tree will die, which may later lead to species extinction.
Local name (Scientific name)
*the yellow highlight means that I have encountered these trees myself in-situ (on site) or have read about it from books.
Acacia Abuhin (Acacia holosericea)
Achuete (Bixa orellana)
Adelfa (Nerium oleander)
African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata)
Alcaparras (Capparis spinosa)
Alibangbang (Bauhinia malabarica)
Amapola (Hibiscus mutabilis)
Amherstia (Amherstia nobilis)
Anang-Baluga (Diospyros malayana)
Antsoan-Dilau (Senna spectabilis)
Aroma (Acacia farnesiana)
Asiatic Sau/Silktree (Albizia julibrissin)
Atemoya (Annona atemoya)
Ates (Annona squamosa)
Australian Anahau (Livistona australis)
Avocado (Persea americana)
Balatbat-Bilog (Licuala grandis)
Balimbing (Averrhoa carambola)
Bambu Hitam (Gigantochloa atroviolacea)
Bayabas (Psidium guajava)
Bayabas-Kitid (Psidium cujavillus)
Big-Leafed Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
Bo Tree (Ficus religiosa)
Brandis Bamboo (Dendrocalamus brandisii)
Brazilian Firetree (Schizolobium parahybum)
Breadfruit - see rimas
Brownea (Brownea grandiceps)
Brown Salwood (Acacia aulacocarpa)
Buddha Bamboo (Bambusa tuldoides)
Burma Kanomoi (Diospyros ehretioides)
Burmann Cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni)
Butong (Dendrocalamus asper)
Caballero (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Calabash (Crescentia cujete)
Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)
Canalete (Cordia gerascanthus)
Cana-Fistula (Cassia fistula)
Champaca (Michelia champaca)
Cherimoya (Annona cherimolia)
Chico/Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
Chinese Anahau (Livistona chinensis)
Chinese Bamboo (Bambusa dolichoclada)
Chinese Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)
Chittagong Balok (Milletia atropurpurea)
Consuelda (Euphorbia tirucalli)
Cutchtree (Acacia catechu)
Dapdap-Palong (Erythrina crista-galli)
Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
Divi-Divi (Caesalpinia coriaria)
Dudoang-Bulate (Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus)
Earpod (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
Earpod Wattle/Auri (Acacia auriculiformis)
Fiddled Fig (Ficus pandurata)
Fireball (Calliandra haematocephala)
Firetree (Delonix regia)
Fishrod Bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea)
Floranjilla (Solanum wrightii)
Fringon (Bauhinia monandra)
Fringon-Morado (Bauhinia purpurea)
Gamboge-Tree (Garcinia morella)
Gatasan-Layugan (Garcinia polyantha)
Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus)
Giant Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena pulverulenta)
Granada (Punica granatum)
Graygum (Eucalyptus tereticornis)
Greenwattle (Acacia decurrens)
Guama (Inga laurina)
Gumamela (Hibiscus rosasinensis)
Gumamela De Arana (Hibiscus schizopetalus)
Guyabano (Annona muricata)
Handapara (Dillenia indica)
Hogplum (Spondias mombin)
Hojacruz (Crescentia alata)
Holarrhena (Hoarrhena antidysenterica)
Honshu-Chiku (Bambusa multiplex)
Huampit (Clausena lansium)
Hybrid-Quinine (Cinchona hybrida)
India Bamboo (Bambusa bambos)
India Lanutan (Polyalthia longifolia)
India Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
India Rubber (Ficus elastica)
Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)
Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
Jackfruit - see nangkaJapanese Alder (Alnus maritima)
Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril)
Java Almon (Canarium Indicum)
Java Tanglin (Adenanthera microsperma)
Kabiki (Mimusops elengi)
Kahel (Citrus aurantium)
Kalachuche (Plumeria acuminata)
Kalachucheng-Pula (Plumeria rubra)
Kalachucheng-Puti (Plumeria alba)
Kalamunding (Citrus Microcarpa)
Kamachile (Pithecellobium dulce)
Kamansi - see rimas
Kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi)
Kanela (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
Kasui/Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
Katurai (Sesbania grandiflora)
Kauayan-Kiling (Bambusa vulgaris)
Kauayan-Tinik (Bambusa blumeana)
Kauayan-Tsina (Bambusa multiplex)
Kayali (Gigantochloa atter)
Kayam (Inocarpus fagifer)
Kuhl Abiki (Pinanga kuhlii)
Kusibeng (Sapindus saponarea)
Langil (Albizia lebbek)
Lemon-Scented Gum (Eucalyptus maculata)
Limon-Cito (Triphasia trifolia)
Logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum)
Loleba (Bambusa atra)
Loudon Banaba (Lagerstroemia loudoni)
Lukban (Citrus grandis)
Lumbang (Aleurites moluccana)
Machiku (Dendrocalamus latiflorus)
Madagascar Pandan (Pandanus utilis)Madagascar Plum (Flacourtia jangomas)
Madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides)
Madre-Cacao (Gliricida sepium)
Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani)
Makopa (Syzygium samarangense)
Malabar Narra (Pterocarpus marsupium)
Malakaturai (Senna multijuga)
Malapascuas (Euphorbia cotinifolia)
Malarayap-Intsik (Atalantia citrioides)
Malatanglin (Adenanthera pavonina)
Malayan-Abiki (Pinanga malaiana)
Malayan Myrtle (Lagerstroemia floribunda)
Maluko (Pisonia grandis)
Mamon (Annona glabra)
Mangium (Acacia mangium)
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)
Manzanitas (Ziziphus mauritiana)
Marcgrav Sweetsop (Annona marcgravii)
Melina (Gmelina arborea)
Melindres (Lagerstroemia indica)
Mexican Gumtree (Cochlospermum regium)
Mezquite (Prosopis juliflora)
Moluccan Sau (Paraserianthes falcataria)
Money Jak (Artocarpus rigidus)
Mottled-Leaf Dapdap (Erythrina variegata)
Mulberry (Morus macroura)
Nam-Nam (Cynometra cauliflora)
Nangka/Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Naranjita (Citrus nobilis)
Narrow-Leafed Saraca (Saraca taipengensis)
Neem (Azadirachta indica)
Niog (Cocos nucifera)
Oldham Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii)
Oliva (Cycas revoluta)Palo-Santo (Triplaris cumingiana)
Panama Rubber (Castilla elastica)
Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Papuang-Gilai (Polycias ornata)
Papuang-Laparan (Polycias guilfoylei)
Para Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)
Pascuas (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Perpon-Pula (Acalypha wilkesiana)
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Peruvian-Bell (Thevetia peruviana)
Peruvian Parasol (Cavanillesia hylogeiton)
Pigeon-Berry (Duranta erecta)
Pinkball (Calliandra portoricensis)
Pinkshower (Cassia javanica)
Pointed Star-Apple (Chrysophyllum oliviforme)
Polynesian Ivory-Palm (Coelococcus amicarum)
Portugese Cypress (Cupressus lusitanica)
Pukinggang-Kahoi (Clitoria racemosa)
Purple-Red Fireball (Calliandra calothyrsus)
Quassia (Quassia amara)
Quinine (Cinchona calisaya)Raintree/Acacia (Samanea saman)
Red-Bark Quinine (Cinchona succirubra)Rimas/Kamansi/Breadfruit (Artocarpus communis)
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
Sampaloc (Tamarindus indica)
Sandalwood (Santalum album)San Francisco (Codiaeum variegatum)
Saraca (Saraca declinata)
Sawai (Manilkara kauki)
Sibukau (Caesalpinia sappan)
Sineguelas (Spondias purpurea)
Solid Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus)
Southern Mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides)
Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata)
Spineless India Bamboo (Bambusa tulda)
Spiny American Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia)
Spotted Iron Gum (Eucalyptus maculata)
Star-Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)
Stemmed Durian (Durio testudinarum)
Strychnine-Tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)
Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora)
Swamp-Mahogany (Eucalyptus robusta)
Taiwan Bamboo (Bambusa dolichomerithalla)
Taiwan Useful Bamboo (Bambusa utilis)Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera)
Tambis (Syzygium aqueum)
Tampui (Syzygium jambos)
Tangalo (Actinorhytis calapparia)
Tasmanian Bluegum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Teak (Tectona grandis)
Thailand Bamboo (Thyrsostachys siamensis)
Thailand Gamboge-Tree (Garcinia hanburyi)
Thailand Shower (Senna siamea)
Tiger/Spotted Bamboo (Bambusa maculata)
Toyokan (Cleidion megistrophyllum)
Traveler's/Traveller's Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)
True Star-Anise (Illicium verum)
Trumpet Tree (Cecropia peltata)
Tsa (Camellia sinensis)
Tsampakang-Puti (Michelia x alba)
Tsempedak (Artocarpus interger)
Tsiampaka (Elmerillia tsiampacca)
Tuba (Croton tiglium)
Viapple (Spondias cytherea)
Waya (Dendrocalamus membranaceus)
Yambu (Syzygium malaccense)
Yellow-Bark Quinine (Cinchona ledgeriana)
Yellow-Brunsfelsia (Brunsfelsia americana)
Yellow-Elder (Tecoma stans)
Yellow Shower (Senna fruticosa)
Zapote (Diospyros digyna)
Zigzag-Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo)
If you are familiar with most of the names of trees found in this list especially fruit bearing trees, it just proves that we Filipinos have introduced a lot of foreign trees and plants to our country.
I know that there are a lot of new plants and trees that are not included in this list, however, this list is substancial in determining tree species which are NOT ORIGINALLY FROM OUR COUNTRY, which is my main objective.
My advise to all, if we want to restore the natural beauty and original flora of the Philippines, PLEASE STOP PLANTING TREES AND PLANTS THAT ARE NOT FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
My advise to all, if we want to restore the natural beauty and original flora of the Philippines, PLEASE STOP PLANTING TREES AND PLANTS THAT ARE NOT FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Hi! I'm VERY glad you made this post. I am an American who intends to come to the Philippines in March and start a livelihood project by teaching people to carve wooden spoons. If we can find good, soft native wood, we would use the branches of that. We could also cut down non-native wood and use that too. What woods does that lexicon recommend for carving by hand? Is there any mention of how soft or easy to carve the wood is? I work with Give a Goat.
ReplyDeleteHi Gary! Thank you for reading this blog post and for posting a comment.
ReplyDeleteI see that you being connected with "Give a Goat"; in this cause oriented organization/company that helps our less fortunate Filipino countrymen is very noble. I applaud you for planning to start up a livelihood project in order to create meaningful jobs and eventually sustain the needs of individuals and their families. Cheers to people like you!
I must say that you asked a very special question that needs to be given ample thought. The answer to the advice you seek requires in-depth research not only on Philippine trees, but specifically of their wood and its properties. Though I am not an expert on this matter and that cutting trees is not something that I would promote, I would have to admit that cutting the branches might be a better alternative to sustaining the growing needs of man. Or that “rainforest farming” might be the proper source to address this need.
Anyway, to give you an idea, what you are seeking are Philippine “pioneer” trees. These are the fastest growing trees in our forest, which a few of them I have already discussed in my blog. The trees that I am referring to are the Bagras, Anabiong, Kupang, Bagalunga, Kariskis, Dita, Malabulak, Malapapaya, Lumbang, Agoho, Ilang-Ilang to name a few, which are species that I am quite familiar with. Seedlings of some of these trees are fairly easy to outsource, they grow vigorously, produce numerous fruits and seeds, but the wood produced are considered lightweight and light-colored as compared to other species that produce rich colored brown and red that possess more durable strength. The difference is that the latter kind would be fairly easy to grow as suppose to develop relatively fast. Now what do you think would be your preference? Are you going for quantity or quality?
Well, I hope to go visit Cebu in March and stay for six months. In that time, I'll train about 20 college students and then 30 adults how to do this. To keep enough wood for fifty people to produce a few spoons a week, I'm not sure how much wood we would need.
ReplyDeleteI want to find something easy to carve so that we can make a spoon out of a branch in only a day or maybe a day and a half. Quantity for that many people should not be too hard to find, so I would prefer quality. But the quality is that it must be fairly easy to carve.
You see, we're not just trying to create a livelihood project but also trying to discourage deforestation. Right now people in Cebu cut down trees for firewood and charcoal. We've convinced people that they'd do better by keeping the trees and just cutting the branches for spoons, but they won't stop cutting down trees until we find an alternate fuel for cooking.
Although it may not be pleasant, dried goat manure with a few twigs should work. If we can get this project running, it will decrease deforestation rather than increase it. At least, that's what I hope.
So, I just wanted to clarify that my original plan was to NOT cut down ANY trees. But since you mention a number of nonnative trees that grow fast, that increases our options.
For right now, I'm concerned with finding any soft wood, whether native or foreign. But if it comes to cutting down trees, I want to have a preference for cutting down foreign trees and planting native ones.
Thank you in advance for your help. I will do research on "rainforest farming" to see what that is, and how that might work. Though I am a foreigner, I am committed to helping the people of the Philippines become self-sufficient and I also want to keep the Philippines beautiful.
Hello Gary,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your speedy reply.
Your ideas are great! I also want to thank you for stressing that you are trying to discourage deforestation and only intend to cut the branches of trees to provide for the livelihood project of making spoons. Using dried goat, cow, carabao or horse dung and dried twigs as fuel for cooking is a great idea as well. Another alternative for fuel that I would add is the use of the coconut husk and coconut shell, which is usually thrown away by some people and taking only the “niyog” or the mature nut. Likewise, the idea of cutting down foreign or exotic trees and replacing them with native or endemic/indigenous trees is not a bad idea either. I myself am for these goals and that I am very happy that our goals in helping the Filipino people and our country will go hand in hand.
I did mention from this particular blog post that such fast-growing species of exotic trees displace our native Philippine forest trees. This is very true and that it is sad to think that most Filipinos would prefer to plant non-native trees as against the true endemic/indigenous species of the Philippines. The potential of our native species has not been truly appreciated and harnessed, despite the diverse wealth of economic, medicinal, commercial, cultural, ornamental and other beneficial aspects that it could bring to the country.
The concept of “Rainforestation Farming” that I have also discussed in my blog should be given credit to HARIBON FOUNDATION, which has founded and promoted this very concept. As such, I intend to post their Rainforestation Farming video in the near future, given the proper permit and approval of doing so.
Anyway, going back to the solution of finding the proper species for your livelihood project of making spoons out of tree branches is our priority right now. What I would recommend is that the concept of “Rainforestation Farming” be adapted and taught with different communities around the country and not only in Cebu. It entails or comprise of the different variety of endemic/indigenous trees of the Philippines, whether fast-growing, moderate or slow. Each and every native plant or native tree will act as one mass or entity that will act as an ecosystem that will mimic the natural principle of a rainforest, thus bringing back the endangered biodiversity or fauna of the Philippines as well. That when such entity has been established, it will replenish in itself and provide in excess the produce and requirements for our personal needs.
As I have mentioned some fast-growing pioneer Philippine trees, which will become the initial “pioneer” species as a source for your livelihood program, so shall follow the moderately fast growing native species to be incorporated along with the pioneer trees. These are the Narra, Molave, Dao, Amugis, Kalantas, Ipil and other species, which we Filipinos have mainly used and value in making our own excellent furniture and novelty items such as spoons. After a few years more, the slow growing species can gradually be added to the rainforest farm.
Hopefully, these goals will be realized in the near future.
Thank you again for this wonderful opportunity and attention that you are giving to my countrymen. I will be here to support you and help make this dream a reality.
Sincerely,
Tristan G. Asuncion
Thank you very much, Tristan! I will be happy to keep you updated on how our project is going. I will be staying at Arapal Christian Camp just 2 hours from Cebu City. Apparently the Molave is one of the species growing in the area, but unless things have changed since that 2007 blog post, I think it might be good to note rely on it too much.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, Tristan. For now, I don't think we'll have enough funds to start a whole rainforest farming project, but once I go to Cebu and see how the land looks, I will definitely start planning on how to do agroforestry.
You're welcome, Gary! I will be happy to hear from you from time to time and advice you in case you need any help.
ReplyDeleteWhat blog post are you talking about? Am I familiar with this?
By the way, you should check out the DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) nursery in Cebu City as they might have some native tree seedlings which are endemic/indigenous to the area. Please be particular with the "native species" as they might still be promoting exotic seedlings. You can make a letter of request to their office for your plant needs, stating the purpose for such request and the area where you intend to plant these. Hopefully, they will grant you what you need, either for free or for a small amount. You might also want to ask a local to assist you on how to go about with this request, just to make things easier.
Good luck!
is lumbang an exotic species?
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I do not know whether it is indigenous or exotic. Some reference claim it is while some indicate that it is not from the Philippines.
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ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, there are no Jacaranda species native to the Philippines.
ReplyDeletehi would you know the name of the 2 trees in bonifacio high street in front of all flipflop? Are they huampit? thank you
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, do you have pics to show which tree you are referring to? I seldom go Bonifacio High Street these days.......Please email me attached photo of tree profile, leaves, flowers, fruits, trunk and other details if possible.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
sino pwede makapagbigay common name or scientific name ng mga sumusunod:
ReplyDeleteRegion 1
Baroy
native in Region 5
Malahagi; Mara-mara; Barayong; Barayong; Malahagi; Nuos;
native in Region 6
Tapuyay; Kansolog; Balik; Sangil; Rumbang; Lawiyaw; An-an; Pangadlawan; Tabuyog; Maglate; Balud; Kurintingan; Palhawa; Malalangka; Guisol; Bayog; Kurintingan; Kansulog; Maglate; Balud; Tapuyay; Lawiyaw; Balik; Balangaan
Region 7
Bayog
Region 8
Bayog
Region 13
Colipapa
Region 15
Luisin
NCR
Sabiong; Money Tree; Malalangka; Baganti; Magolayo; Pagsalungin; Calapweng; Malatanglia; Bulakgubat; Baganti; Paitan; Obile
CAR
Bayog; Lapagicon;Gumacad; Kulatlat; Dolyao; Luctob; Lapagicon; Kulalat; Gumacad; Lapache-en;
Anonymous, taga DENR o DA ka ba? Buti alam n'yo kung saang region makikita ang mga klase ng puno na inyong nabangit. Halos lahat ng nabangit n'yong pangalan ay di ko pa narinig o nabasa sa anumang sulatin. Pwede ko po ba malaman kung saang libro o sulatin o paano n'yo nakalap ang mga impormasyon na ipinamahagi n'yo dito? Importante ko po malaman para matunton ko po at mapagkumpara sa ibang mga sulatin. Sana naintindihan n'yo ang linalayon ko.
ReplyDeleteInisa-isa ko ang mga pangalan na nakalista at hinanap ko sa libro na Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees ni Rojo. Ang mga sumusunod na pangalan lang po ang tumugma o may malapit na pangalan:
Bayog - Bambusa merrilliana
Liusin - Maranthes corymbosa
Loktob - Duabanga moluccana
Malanangka - Parartocarpus venosus
Paitan - Syzygium costulatum
Kung may litrato po kayo na kuha ng dahon, bulaklak, bunga, buto at puno, mas makakatulong po ito upang mas madali natin matunton ang tunay na pangalan ng mga klase ng puno na inyong nabangit. E-mail n'yo na lang po sa akin sa tristanasuncion@yahoo.com
Salamat.
nice post rico.
ReplyDeletei am trying to help a community in zarraga, iloilo where i helped plant about 15 hectres of trees, endemic as well 15 years ago. i like the idea of gary building spoons. my problem is i am based in abu dhabi working as a captain with etihad airways.
do you know is any body interested.
my email is jquimpo@etihad.ae
thanks
joey
I am a researcher on Phyllostachys spp.
ReplyDeletewhich we are having a huge problem. Join our facebook and see our website. Institute of Invasive Bamboo Research. We find that Phyllostachys aureosulcata has been mistakenly called aurea. The research is now separating correctly the species within this genus. Here is our page: https://sites.google.com/site/invasivebambooresearch/ and our facebook which shows the destruction : http://www.facebook.com/InstituteOfInvasiveBambooResearch/info
I would really like to know the scientific name of BARAYONG which one can find in Sorsogon. thank you.
ReplyDeleteanonymous.
in last part of your analog,, why u told us for stop planting our own trees??????? are you an idiot??????????
ReplyDeletebarayong is also called TINDALO..scientific name is- Afzelia rhomboides
ReplyDeleteHello po. Where can I get this book (Revised Lexicon...)? Thanks much.
ReplyDeletehello, I like to plant local hardwood like kamacon, acle, mulawi, tigerwood, giho, and what ever is available.
ReplyDeletewhere can I get the seedlings?
best regards
andre stolk
stolk.andre@gmail.com
hello, I like to plant local hardwood trees like kamacon, ackle, mulawi, tigerwood, giho, and whatever available.
ReplyDeleteregards
andre stolk
stolk.andre@gmail.com
09088743350
Some of the trees and plants on your "List of Exotic Trees" produce delicious and nutritious food. Please, don't be angry at the exotic trees and exotic plants that produce delicious and nutritious food. The exotic trees and exotic plants that produce delicious and nutritious food help to prevent hunger.
ReplyDeleteAny tree or plant that produces delicious and nutritious food, whether native or exotic, is an angel from Heaven. Any tree or plant that produces delicious and nutritious food, whether native or exotic, is an excellent example of God and Mother Nature caring for us.
Hello Sir/Ma'am, the purpose of this blog post is to give a general information of what is exotic, because most of us Filipino's are not aware of what is originally from our country and what was introduced.
ReplyDeleteConsequently, there are a number of introduced tree and plant species which have negatively impacted on our natural environment, considering that it also provides some benefits and uses. The prior statement may not be immediately felt or directly affect us, but it does not mean that we should take things lightly because this can be a permanent and irreversible damage to our country, the Philippines.
Take for example the Mahogany (pls. read article above on Government Reforestation Efforts on Mahogany Plantations: Pushing Our Native Trees Toward Extinction ) trees coming from our neighboring lot, which annually bring unwanted sprouts and have become a nuisance in our farm property in San Pablo, Laguna because the seeds are blown by the wind and reach long distances. These seeds germinate in the rainy season and grow out to compete with other plants and trees in our farm. In resolution to this problem, we pull each seedling out of the ground one by one whenever we see it so that it cannot establish itself.
I must admit that there are other exotic trees and plants that greatly benefit us mankind, which I have failed to include in this particular post.
Thank you for bringing this point out. Next time, whenever I have decided to write again, I will take note of this issue.
Kudos to you for bringing this matter to my attention. Thank you. :)
Tristan G. Asuncion
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ReplyDeleteMichael Angelo Lagrosas, sir, I do not know when the Brazilian Firetree was introduced in the Philippines, but I have definitely seen it and is familiar with its growth habits. Why do you ask?
ReplyDeletebalayong/tindalo/barayong - is Afzelia rhomboidea not rhomboides...
ReplyDeleteMoney Tree - Pachira aquatica
ReplyDeleteTabuyog- Ficus congesta
ReplyDeleteHi Rico..I'd like to ask if Almaciga (Almug or Algum) trees (Scientific Name: agathis philippinensis) was originated in the Philippines? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I'd like to think that it is solely found in our country given the species name, but according to some sources, it is also found in a few countries as well.
ReplyDeleteHeRa Kim, according to the Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees by Rojo, one of three varieties of Ficus congesta can also be found here in the Philippines. It is known as Malatibig (Ficus congesta var. congesta).
ReplyDeleteI'm just curious what do you call those big trees found in the vicinity of Philippine Museum along Taft Avenue.
ReplyDeleteHi,am from N.Samar. Last DEcember, we were hit by a strong typhoon which ruined our coconut trees. Now, i'm thinking of planting hardwood trees in our area, and i wanted our local trees like yakal, bagras, etc. But, where can I get or buy the seedlings? I asked from our local DENR/PENRO and most of their seedlings are mahogany and gmelina. I just wish that the DENR are supportive of the "Save our native trees" advocacy.
ReplyDeleteHi.. paano po ba iclassify ang mga trees?
ReplyDeleteRico, I very much appreciate this list! I have the same sentiment even in regard to exotic trees in the US. My wife is from the Philippines, and I prefer to plant your native trees on farmland in the Philippines. I'll be doing research with that aim. One conflicting aim may be profit motive. Reconciling these may be our challenge sometimes. So I'll be searching for a wide variety of natives which also offer value.
ReplyDeleteHi...your blog is very informative . Thank you very much. Am from region 6 and I am searching for scientific names of native trees in the Provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras
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