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At the very least, one-third of the more than 9,250 vascular plant species native to the country are endemic. [3] There are, however, no plant families endemic to the country. [4] The families of gingers, begonias, gesneriads, orchids, pandans, palms, and dipterocarps are particularly high in endemic species. For example, two-thirds of the 150 ...
Botanical gardens in Philippines have collections consisting entirely of Philippines native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in many provinces, municipalities, and cities of Philippines, some administered by local governments and some are privately owned.
A genus with species that have showy flowers, and in the Philippines, characterized by the presence of fleshy looking spurs. The special feature of this flower is the fragrance some of the species of this genus has.
The diverse flora includes 8,000 species of flowering plants, 1,000 kinds of ferns, and 800 species of orchids. Seventy to eighty percent of non-flying mammals in the Philippines are found nowhere else in the world. [1] Common mammals include the wild hog, deer, wild carabao, monkey, civet cat, and various rodents.
This category contains articles related to the native flora of the Philippines. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. In accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), it is included within the larger region of Malesia in Category:Flora of Malesia. The ...
About sixty-eight percent of all native reptiles are endemic to the area (about 160 of 235). [9] The Philippine crocodile, Crocodylus mindorensis, is a freshwater crocodile that is considered the most threatened crocodile in the world and is endemic to the Philippines; it is only found in Mindanao, Negros, and Luzon. [12]
Leonard Co was the founding president of the Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society. [2] He is credited for discovering eight new species of plants. [6] Aside from these, two species of Philippine endemic plants have been named in his honor: the Mycaranthes leonardi orchid [6] and the Rafflesia leonardi, a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia endemic to the Philippines and ...
Medinilla magnifica, the showy medinilla [1] or rose grape, [2] is a species of epiphytic flowering plant, of the family Melastomataceae, native to the Philippines.Various cultivars and hybrids of this species, genus and family are well-known and have grown to be popular with plant collectors; the species Medinilla speciosa is equally as popular.