CITATION: Information on this page is largely based on the following sites:
(1) http://www.iucnredlist.org/
(2) http://www.asianplant.net/
(3) http://www.indi-journal.info
Here’s a list of tree species we’ve planted in the Tree Conservatory:
Cynometra ramiflora
Filipino: Balitbitan
English: Velvet Apple, Philippine Ebony
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Native to: Indigenous to India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), Australia to South pacific
Status: Common in the Philippines
Habit: This is an erect, small tree up to ca. 10 m tall and 50 cm dbh; Found in undisturbed and secondary forest at low and medium altitudes. Often near streams or in coastal forests. Also found in limestone areas; It is cultivated for its beautiful, pendant inflorescenses covered with large, conspicuous, attractive, silvery bracts. According to Guerrero the leaves are used as an antiherpetic, like those of Cassia Alata. Burkill quotes Rheede, who says that the roots purge; that the leaves are used in Malabar to make a lotion for skin diseases; and that oil is drawn from the seeds for the same purpose. Crevost and Petelot quote de Lanessan, who states that the roots are purgative. Timber for interior and light constructions, novelties, plywood and decorative veneers; Fuelwood and charcoal.
Date planted: April 16, 2011
Diospyros philippinensis
Filipino: Kamagong, Mabolo
English: Velvet Apple, Philippine Ebony
Family: Ebanaceae
Native to: Philippines
Status: Endangered (as of 1998)
Habit: Timber tree in lowland primary forests up to 200 m; 15 m tall, 0.5 m wide
Date planted: April 16, 2011
Diospyros pilosanthera
Filipino: Bolongeta
English: Ebony, Persimmon
Family: Ebanaceae
Native to: Indo-China, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea.
Status:
Habit: In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 1600 m altitude; Mostly on hillsides, but also on alluvial places and ridges; On ultrabasic, sandy and clayey soils, also often on limestone; In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree; 35 m tall
Date planted: April 16, 2011
Intsia bijuga
Filipino: Ipil
English: Borneo Teak, Moluccan Ironwood
Native to: American Samoa; Australia; British Indian Ocean Territories (Chagos Archipelago); Cambodia; India; Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is.); Japan; Madagascar; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago); Philippines; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam
Status: Vulnerable (as of 1998)
Habit: 50 m tall, 1.5 m wide; medicinal; termite resistant, produces one of the most valuable timbers of South East Asia; grows in lowland rainforests
Date planted: April 16, 2011
Palaquium philippenense
Filipino: Malakmalak
English: Nyatoh
Family: Sapotaceae
Endemic to: Philippines
Status: Vulnerable (as of 1998)
Habit: Evergreen; Low to medium altitude tree; Medium to large tree; Shade tolerant; Tolerant of occasional water-logging; 25 m tall and 0.80 m wide
Date planted: April 16, 2011
Shorea almon
Filipino: Almon
English: White Lauan, Light Red Meranti, Philippine Mahogany
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Native to: Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Philippines
Status: Critically endangered (as of 1998)
Habit: Timber tree (70 m tall, 2 m wide); found on hills in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest
Date planted: April 16, 2011
Terminalia catappa
Filipino: Talisay, Almendro
English: Indian Almond, Ebelebo, Umbrella Tree
Family: Combretaceae
Native to: Africa; Northern Australia; New Guinea; Southeast Asia (including the Philippines); Micronesia; Indian Subcontinent
Status:
Habit: Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 40 cm wide; In coastal forests, usually on sandy beaches up to 10 m altitude; Often planted as a shade tree. The timber is used for general construction purposes. The kernel of the fruit is edible and contains a colourless, fatty oil similar to almond oil. The bark contains tannin and is used against dysentery and thrush. The leaves act as a sudorific and are applied against rheumatic joints. Bark and leaves are used for tanning leather;
Date planted: April 16, 2011
