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There are over 137 genera and about 998 species of orchids so far recorded in the Philippines as of 2007. [5] The broad lowland and hill rain forests of the Philippines, which are mostly gone today, [6] were dominated by at least 45 species of dipterocarps. These massive trees were abundant to up to 1,000 meters above sea level.
The leaves are used for the thatching of roofs and wrapping food. Overharvesting of the leaves of plants causes a reduction in leaf size. The leaves do grow faster after harvest but tend to be smaller. [6] The foliage of the Saribus rotundifolius is the unofficial national leaf of the Philippines. [14]
It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is known as yakal in the Filipino language. Yakal is a medium to large tree about 25 to 30 meters tall. Its wood is hard and dark brownish-yellow, its branchlets slender, blackish, and slightly hairy. Its leaves are coriaceous, ovate to lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate or apex acuminate.
Buko pandan salad from the Philippines mixes gulaman cubes flavored with pandan leaf extracts with young coconut (buko). It is a common flavor combination in the Philippines and can also be found in buko pandan cake. The taste of pandan has been described as floral, sweet, grassy, as well as like vanilla. [9] [10] It often has a subtle flavor ...
Pandanus simplex is an economically important species of Pandanus (screwpine) endemic to the Philippines. It is commonly known as karagumoy (also spelled karagomoy or karagomoi) or kalagimay. Its leaves and fibers are used widely in the Philippines for thatching, ropes, and weaving various traditional handicrafts like baskets and mats.
Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra [3] (from Tagalog [4]) and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in Cambodia, southernmost China, East Timor ...
This is a shrub or rarely branching small tree growing erect with a naked unbranched mesocaul stem topped with a cluster of wavey-edged leaves to give it the appearance of a palm. [3] Indeed, the species name pseudopalma means "false palm". [4] The leaves are up to 30 -36 inches (75–90 cm) long [5] with a yellow midrib and edged with dull ...
Cinnamomum mercadoi (kalingag) is a small tree, about 6 to 10 metres (20 to 33 ft) high, with a thick, aromatic bark.The plant part of the family Lauraceae, which contains about 45 genera and 2000-2500 species, [2] and is related to the culinary cinnamon, sassafras, and bay tree.