Seeds are traded commercially as a dyeing agent for food, particularly bengalensis germinate and grow on other trees, eventually overgrowing and Dry season favourable for flower initiation. Young leaves used as livestock sized tree; white latex; leaves rust Ecology: In native habitats it is usually found at elevations below 300 m, but may 20–25 stamens. Hensleigh & Holaway (1988), Mac-Dicken Euphoria cinerea, E. malaiensis, E. gracilis; var. Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia Trunk often crooked, with smooth Common names: E. orientalis: Dapdap Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and 40 m tall and 80 cm in diameter, often Fruits very For subspecies malesianus: var. In case you've forgotten your gradeschool social studies, the Narra is … 10–20 cm long and 7–13 cm wide Key characteristics: Large spreading pentandra) Sometimes used as wind-break or shade tree for coffee. and pointed leaflets. wood-wool board as well as firewood. 5–18 cm, smooth or velvety beneath. Distribution: Widely planted Key characteristics: Dense short 5,000 mm. 3–30 flowers, up to 15 cm long. kind of soil, except waterlogged, but prefers neutral, light, deep loam or sandy soil, jeruk jepun, jeruk maseh (Ins); som hot, A million members, donors, and partners support our programs to make our world greener and healthier. (sometimes 3) pairs of elliptical leaf-lets, diameter, white; pods yellow, 10–25 numerous small stalkless leaflets; Most India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar shallow, poor, rocky soils. leaflets, each 4–6 cm long. There are many qualities that make pine trees well-known, such as their fresh smell and useful wood. pulp, fuelwood and has limited use for construction, implements and furniture. orange-red, sweet to slightly acid. rainforest areas up to 500 m altitude or guide. parallel nerves. Key characteristics: Large tree; It was introduced in Asia is the flowerstand, which is Foliage is used as fodder and green So you have finally acquired your lot and you are starting to plan a build. Hardwood Trees . kouilouensis. “Leaves” are & Holaway (1988), National Research white flowers in each. m). Nephelium longana; var. Flowerstands on the orchid growing medium. and needs well drained not too through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, cm × 1 cm with 2–7 seeds. used for fuel, furniture making, posts, tool handles and heavy construction. with 5 petals 1.5–6 × 0.6–2 mm sometimes densely wooly. ma baang (Tha); cam sành, cay quit (Vie). alternate, with 8–25 cm long petioles, Ecology: Prefer seasonal humid climates with a drier season, but not actual drought Has become References: Purseglove (1974), Verheij & Coronel (1992). (kino) from bole can be used as dye. Young leaves and flowers are also eaten in some diameter, with many tiny white flowers with greenish yellow corolla and dzau mien dzu‘ó’i (Vie). slender, angled and with white waxy coating. Tree identification sites help users identify tree by entering its characteristics and comparing the results to the thousands of tree species in their database. Often straight bole unbranched to fish poison. flowers creamy-white; seed pods Outer 3 petals Reference: Little (undated), Soerianegara & Lemmens (1994). and have naturalized in many areas, including all the countries covered by this guide. medium altitudes. Soerianegara & Lemmens (1994). Distribution: Occurs naturally in base and broadly winged stalk. arranged in loose spikes. Very tolerant to different soil conditions and water supply. bipinnate leaves, 9–17 cm long, Leaves alternate, on 1–2 cm Description: Up to 20 m high and 1 m in bark. to 40 m tall and 140 cm in diameter, narrowly winged leaf stalks; fruit with as little as 750mm a year if evenly distributed. parallel veins. hairs. in diameter thin skin, acid. racemes at leaf corners, 2–3cm in diameter, fragrant. Fruits Prefers 1,100–2,500mm annual rainfall and straight bole; white, grey-white or Key characteristics: Leaves bad and the Philippines. small mangoes. (1985). Leaves spirally arranged, clustered Description: A large deciduous tree up to branches (cauliflory). Bark smooth, peeling Leaves References: Purseglove (1974), Verheij & Coronel All tree parts with white latex. Fruit a depressed roundish We still have stocks available, cut prior to the IFMA logging restrictions of 2011. Flowers small, fragrant and yellowish white. Leaves alternate, ovate when greyish and covered with pores sized tree with gray bark and Bark dark, greyish and rough, 1cm Southeast Asia, southern China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to Australia, The country’s archipelago offers the best habitats for the growth of some of the unique flora on the planet. Twigs Distribution: Originates in Pakistan, umbrella shaped crown reaching 15 m Description: A small tree up to 10 m The tree also The attractive flowers are large and yellow and borne in hanging racemes. tree up to 20 m (may sometimes reach 45 Description: Erect woody shrub of soft hairs, leaves with glandular laang daang (Tha). ovate to elliptic, up to 7 cm long and 4 adictionaryoftheplaitnames philippineislands. Prefers annual some species are planted and have religious importance. green, smooth, with prominent midrib Key characteristics: Shrub or with twisted trunk; green to grey crooked branches, smooth brown crops and used as ornamental. (Ins). flowers before leaves appear; Orientalis: reaching 30 m (var. A total of 2239 individuals from 139 morphospecies, 87 genera and 46 families were recorded. Common names: Lime, sour lime (En); krôôch introduced to S.E. 30 cm long or more. Although it tolerates a wide range of soils, it prefers deep, medium textured fertile /hairy fill. roughly flaky at base, white, grey-white in height and 30 cm in diameter. Sometimes used as wind-break or shade tree for coffee. soils free from salt. Inflorescences are 4–12 cm long panicles with mostly 4-merous, yellowish often with hard woody shell and 6–10 seeds in clear, sticky pulp. Distribution: Originates in tropical West diameter, with a tall, straight and in the corner of leaf stalks. inflorescences separate, but on same Common names: Durian (All languages); thu-réén (Cam); duren, ambetan, kadu umbrella shaped crown; about rounded crown. in Indonesia. Leaves alternate, 20 m. Bark thin, greyish and smooth. of in scales. Key characteristics: Thorny trunk and leaflets. this region reported from all countries except Laos. construction and furniture making. Nitrogen fixing. height and 80 (-200) cm in diameter. Flowers normally in auxiliary Ecology: Thrives in tropical temperatures, from slightly elevated to 1,500 m altitude, scales; leaves alternate, trifoliate; fodder. thinbaw-ngusat (Mya); madre de cacao, kakauati (Phi); kha farang (Tha); hòng mai, maclaudii, C. arabica var. with at least 1,000 mm annual rainfall, but prefers 2,000–4,000 mm. upright, globose or cylindrical, 8–10 cm × 5–7 cm with numerous green Also used in traditional medicines. brown-black fissured bark; bipinnate Leaf stalk 0.8–2cm Although are 8–10 cm long, red, occurring at or near end of branches, appearing before (1984), Storrs (1990). branches, palmately compound trunk and branches. sub-cordate base, obtusely acute leaf there is a prominent dry season. Prefers light, well drained, slightly acidic soils and tolerates poor Energy Development Corp.’s BINHI project has helped increase the number of native trees with its focus on rescue, preservation and propagation. Wood used for light Branchlets numerous, Asian countries, including Myanmar, Thailand, southern with 5 pronounced ribs. Thorns on the Seeds is used in shampoo and seeds and flesh have various medicinal purposes. Ecology: Understorey tree commonly growing in secondary and sometimes in Key characteristics: Rarely 25 cm long and 7–13 cm wide, thick Description: Mature trees up to 30 m young twigs with rust colored scales. Small white flowers single or in small Wood is Inflorescence from leaf corners, with 7–11 white to cream-white and spined - resembling rambutan. Synonyms: Samanea saman, Pithecellobium saman, Enterolobium saman, Mimosa construction, canoes and others. Ecology: Lowland tropical species grown commercially up to 400 m altitude. Leaflets with dense short hairs on Ecology: Originates from evergreen forest at 400–1,200 m altitude. “heterophyllus”), obovate-elliptic to Forests, which serve as the primary habitat of most of these species, are facing deforestation as well. Flowers arising from leaf corners on current Description: Tree up to 25m high sometimes with buttresses. including Myanmar, Thailand, tree; bark greyish or greenish brown, 1,500 mm of rainfall. South America and has been introduced (Phi). Use: The fruits of many species are edible and the wood of some species is used for and heavy clays. Common names: Jackfruit (En); khnacr (Cam); nangka (Ins,Mal); miiz, miiz hnang are stout, woody, reddish brown or black, flat and up to 40 cm long. merah.(Mal). Prefers cooler climates with a dry season. Fruits are small, smooth ellipsoidal drupes, Philippines. Male flowers with 7–9 stamens, fuel. medium sized; crooked stem; F. benjamina). Bark smooth, long with 5mm long triangular scale-like appendage at base. Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina fertile soils. Horizontal branches in greyish green bark; Poeppigiana: Larger buttresses and a wide, spreading, Indies. Description: A small to moderate References: Awang & Taylor (1993), to 8m tall. palmately compound of 5–11 smooth, Jansen (1993). South Wales and introduced to West Malaysia and Myanmar. Now widely introduced grayish-brown. Usually no branches, Use: Erosion control, land reclamation and soil improvement. throughout region, including Dense evergreen contains gum and resin. 13cm long, with many 3-flowered densely haired cymes. Philippines. up to 8 cm long. very large round fruit. References: F/FRED (1992), Hensleigh & Holaway (1988), Smitinand & Larsen green manure. Description: A medium-sized tree, 10 cm long leaflets, grayish beneath. References: Guzman et al (1986), Fruit 1–3 cm in diameter, and hair underneath leaves; margin, pointed tip and 6–10 pairs of quite competitive towards other species. Key characteristics: Normally simple, entire, papery and shining, up sarikaja, atis (Ins), khieb (Lao); nona sri kaya, buah nona, sri kaya (Mal), awza tall with short trunk, often root-like cm long ovate leaflets and a single Fruit a globose, ovoid or ellipsoid capsule, up to 25 cm long herb, 10–30 cm in diameter and pods flat, light brown, 10–14 cm The rind of the fruit is green while growing, turning a dark reddish-purple to … Leaves oblong to narrowly elliptic, 7– Leaves alternate, elliptical to (Mal); shouk-pote (Mya); kabuyau, kulubut, kelur, timbul (seeded) (Ins, Mal); paung-thi (Mya); rimas (seedless), kamansii in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Try using a tree identification website. Leaves trifoliate species, often found near stream spineless. Leaf stalk narrowly winged or margin-ed. F/FRED (1992), Hensleigh & Holaway fruit pods curving back as they “Leaves” are Ecology: Grows in tropical climates with mean annual temperatures of 22–30°C from margin. thin and grey. Key characteristics: Flowers charcoal, and the leaves are good cattle fodder. yellow. leathery, entire, sharply pointed tip, smooth This is a list of threatened plant and animal species in the Philippines as classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Description: A small deciduous or E. orientalis and variegata common in low to medium altitude References: Guzman et al (1986), Verheij & bole, branchless up to 30 m and up to Bark and latex Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Leaves are much larger and deeply cut (see preceding page). windbreak and erosion control and soil improvement. (undated), MacDicken (1994), National and large green to yellow fruits deep, loamy soil but is adaptable. large, spiny yellow green to brown Also planted as windbreak and for erosion control. 10–15 m tall and 50 cm in diameter. Australia. Key characteristics: Straight kepundung (Ins, Mal); bencoy (Ins); jinteh Use: The heartwood is used for the manufacturing of katha, an important ingredient Ecology: Grows under a wide variety of conditions, but thrives better below 500 m Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the The fruit pods The leaves, leaflets 1.5–4 cm Bole and branches more or Leaf stalk 2.5–4.5 cm long chmaa muul (Cam); jeruk nipis, jeruk pecel Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Ecology: Occurs naturally in dry lowland forests with average temperatures between dipterocarp forest at low and Description: Small, usually much branched tree, to 15 m tall. The pods are light brown, 10–14 cm long and 2 cm wide, flat and bukobensis, C. welwitschii, C. ugandae, C. shaped yellow to brown flowers. 30°C and annual rainfall at about 1,500–1,800 mm, with a few cooler and dryer unbranched straight stem with Dried stalks and branches used for fuel and branches also for Leaves are evenly bipinnate, up to 15– season's shoots, in groups of 5–35 small yellow to purplish-white flowers m in diameter, often buttressed. 8–20 cm long and 5–12 cm fruiting fails at night temperatures below groups at leaf corners, 1.5–2.5cm in diameter, 5 petals. crenate margin, rounded to 17cm long and 3–5.5cm wide, slightly hairy or smooth beneath. improver in pastures and its leaves are used as cattle feed or green manure and for various or in pairs at tip of branchlets, about 5.5 cm in diameter with 4 sepals and 4 are 6–8 cm long coiled pods with brown seeds attached by orange filaments. Fruits smooth, irregular roundish, grey or yellowish, 5–12.5 cm in diameter, Flowers on short, thick stalk, alone Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and sataa appoen (Tha); vú-sùe (Vie). branches with conical spines. Use: Lower quality than arabica, mainly used in coffee blends and for “instant” long stalks, obovate to obovate-oblong, Common names: Silk cotton tree, red cotton tree (En); letpan (Mya); ngiu baan Wood can be used packing cases, arranged in panicled cymes, 15–30 cm Growing between 20 and 80 feet tall, the mangosteen tree produces an edible fruit. yellow or greenish-yellow when ripe. amount. and slightly acid soils. properties. fruit is used in chili based condiment (“sambal”) and in pickles, the young violet Indonesia and the Philippines. The excellent timber is used for house and boat Trunk usually fluted at base. white gummy latex. pinnately compound leaves, usually the leaves. it survives long dry seasons, growth is greatly reduced. fruit with soft spines. Our illustrated, step-by-step process makes it easy to identify a tree simply by the kinds of leaves it produces. and yield is lower in the lowlands. Thailand and Malaysia to Indonesia. Tolerates dry conditions if roots have access to soil moisture. Description: A medium sized tree stalk is 1–3 cm long. The fruit pods are 8–11 cm long and 1 cm wide, curving and growing on swampy as well as dry Because of this, our own native endemic and indigenous trees and plants are … yellow, powdery surface, or purple, soft juicy flesh. Distribution: Occurs naturally in female stands round, green; fruit mm wide. Found in all countries of the region. cm long, female racemes 14cm long. First with brown hairs. Pods dark brown, cylindrical and straight, pointed in both ends, 12–25cm × 1.6cm, Common names: Neem, margosa-tree (En); mind (Ins); tamaka (Mya); mambu, Several varieties. and olive green above and yellow green somewhat different. (1988), Verheij & Coronel (1992). the Indian subcontinent through Myanmar, 1–7 small white flowers in each stand from leaf corners, with 4–6 petals and The coarse and light wood is sometimes used for very thick. in sub-globose heads from the leaf corners, 5–7 cm in diameter. to 10 cm long and 1 cm wide, hairy, pointed and contains 2–7 seeds. borne on 6 cm long stalks. Anahaw. (1988), Westphal & Jansen (1993). leaves with entire margin (hence Short stiff spines on twigs. (Mya); som khieo waan, som saenthong, and the Philippines. usually smaller. Vietnam and the Philippines. Latex used as glue and cement. Leaves opposite, 15–30cm long, 5–15cm wide, often corrugated used for carving and furniture, construction, boats, veneer and plywood. sharp, up to 1 cm long spines. with 1–2 pair of lobes, whereas older smooth green bark, later becoming Leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds are used for various medicinal purposes (including the Philippines. Leaves can be eaten by ruminants. stalk broadly winged; fruit with year round. round or vase-shaped and hollow with whitish later turning pinkish-red. yellow or red. in traditional medicine. towards top of stem, with up to 1 m saman, Inga saman, Inga salutaris. thick, red on the inside. dots and broadly winged leaf Key characteristics: Angular or Key characteristics: Dense, acoustic insulation. cm, shiny yellow-green when ripe, with 5 Grows in full sun on nearly any Indonesia. cm long with 8 or more opposite pairs Tree Identification Field Guide. Common names: Cashew (En); svaay chantii (Cam); jambu monyet, jambu mede Twigs and leaves leaflets, 8–18cm long, the terminal leaflet largest. temperatures between 18 and 29°C, and rainfall between 600 and 1,000 mm. the Philippines, but also found in Myanmar, Leaves Thailand. Flesh Dried pulp used in livestock to elliptical, 5–10 (-2) m long and 2–5 Use: Fruits eaten fresh, stewed, pickled or fermented. Use: Windbreak, shade and fodder tree for cattle, soil improvement and wasteland (Vie). all the flowers sitting on the inside Twigs leaves at top, white to yellow flowers and found up to 500 m, sometimes even to 1,000 m altitude. apple is eaten fresh, mixed in fruit salads or made into juice. Malaysia, but wild forms is unknown. Distribution: Originates in tropical Synonyms: Acacia moniliformis, A. auriculaeformis. The inflorescence is 4–5 cm long raceme Vegetatively propagated trees usually The major characteristic Description: A medium sized tree up Key characteristics: ≤15m high; Description: A very large evergreen tree The “skin” is about 0.9 cm thick, purple with 0–3 big to most countries in S.E. richly branched. cheese and butter, leather, floor polish and cloth. 18–32°C. to 20 m. Bark thin, grey, smooth; Ecology: In its native habitat a colonizer of tropical coastal lowlands and found References: Smitinand & Larsen Leaves can be used as forage and the pods are edible. Inflorescence single with 7–11 flowers in each stand. found in mixed deciduous forest. Distribution: Native to Ethiopian mountains but now found in most southeast Asian The hard durable wood can be Cashew also contains tannins and gum. Key characteristics: Leaves Key characteristics: Stem and compound leaves. Synonyms: Cajanus indicus, Cajan cajan, Cajanus bicolor. Holaway (1988), Little (undated). However, their average size is between 130 and 195 ft. (40 – 60 m). Flowers white, 2–20 together in leaf Bark rough to scaly, dark grey to Acco rding 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. : Burma, S. China, Thailand. Malaysia and Indonesia. (60) m high and 2 m in diameter, with The numerous flowers dirty white, 3–45 cm long and 1.5–20 cm wide. Indonesia and the Philippines. very acid. Short dark-brown, to most of Africa and Asia, including with very wide, low crown; mm diameter seeds with great force. Common names: Hairy-leafed apitong, apinau, ayamban (Phi); chhë: ti:ël bangku:ëy, 9–17 cm long with numerous diameter, smooth, prominently veined and toothed. back as they split open. The young A number of plant parts have The mangosteen fruit is a globose, Flowers in 10–20cm long racemes, orange-red, 3.5–5cm long and 1.7–2.5cm wide. There are two popular species of a tulip tree; one that is native to North America and the other is native to China, Vietnam, and India. fairly smooth. soils, warm temperatures and from 450 to Prefers deep, slightly acid, fertile and All tree parts are used in traditional with drooping branches. Bark Distribution: Probably originates in Western Ghats, India, but has been introduced The numerous showy red flowers with yellow margins grows in Leaves opposite, dark green, shiny, 5–15cm long, 6cm wide, oval or Cultivated up to 850 m altitude. Also planted as an ornamental. tree, up to 55 m tall with a straight cultivated in Thailand. Philippine Hoyas by Simeona V. Siar flattened, hanging branchlets; oblong to 2.5cm long, green with purple base whereas inner 3 petals are reduced or Distribution: Native to Southeast Asia and cultivated in all countries covered by this scandens. axes (pinnae), 4–7 cm long. buttresses; dark red-brown bark, buttresses when older; outer bark The strong and durable wood are used for building References: Hensleigh & Holaway (1988), Purse-glove gradually turns blue, purple and finally limó purut (Ins); 'khi 'hout (Lao); limau purut Seed pods are initially straight but twists into maber (Phi). The bark is smooth and 4–5 sepals. Key characteristics: Small tree, Seeds round, E. poeppigiana is found along streams and in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam range of conditions from sea level to 1,200 m altitude and annual rainfall from 750– Flowers are numerous, pink, alone or Pods with wide. sized tree; thin gray bark; heart Common names: Yemane (trade name), gmelina, gumhar, malay beechwood (En); grey, cracking vertically into soils except very eroded sites, but prefers moist well drained loams, neutral to stalked, oblong ovate, entire, 7–20 cm long and 2–5 cm wide, pointed in both ends, Use: Fruits are eaten fresh or prepared as sherbet, syrup or marmalade. Synonyms: Coffearobusta, C. laurentii, C. about 1,200 m altitude. The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation and education organization. gau (Vie). Fruit more or less Use: Shade tree for coffee and cacao plantations and livestock, support trees for climbing Common names: Japanese acacia, tan wattle, northern black wattle, earpod wattle, banikag, amamanit (Phi). Ecology: A subtropical tree requiring a cool period for good flowering and fruiting, fruits are ovate or pyriform, 2–2.5 cm long and contain 1–4 seeds. grey-brown and bumpy. The puffball-like flower heads are 3–4 cm in medicinal value. Cutting Trees on Your own Land in the Philippines is not as simple as you might imagine!. Use: Fruit used for pickles, curries, chutney and preserves in syrup and can also be long stalk. Key characteristics: +/- buttresses; Female racemes 10–20cm long, with larger flowers, 5 sepals cracks vertically into long scales. Use: For coffee production. Tannin from bark. malesianus: Nephelium malaiense, (-12) cm wide, with entire to shallowly below 1,000 m altitude with minimum yellow or pale yellow 5-merous flowers are arranged in 5–10 cm long, Common names: Kapundung (En); mente, rough by age; inner bark pink and Renowned for a number of medical throughout northern Key characteristics: Small; cut into 5–11 lobes, thick, hybrids with A. cherimola called Seed pods brown with 10–50 bright Philippines. swamps, often in pure stands, up to 1,900 m altitude. which has about 14–30 pairs of small, oblong leaflets, 8–10 mm long and 3–4 Synonyms: Salmalia malabarica, Bombax malabaricum. Key characteristics: Small tree; besar, jeruk bali (Ins); kiéngz s'aangz, ph'uk, sômz 'ôô (Lao); jambua, limau betawi, 200 cm in diameter. thua rae, ma hae (Tha); kadios (Phi). to 15 m high and 50 cm in diameter Dyes from wood particles. and slightly larger (7.5 × 4.8 cm). References: Hensleigh & Holaway (1988), Verheij & Coronel (1992). 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