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Artocarpus blancoi is a species of large tree in the family Moraceae endemic to the Philippines. Its habitat (among seasonal forest or thicket growth in low-lying areas) is threatened. [1] It is locally known as tipolo, tipulo, or atipolo in Tagalog and the Visayan languages (Philippine Spanish: antipolo).
Dracontomelon dao is found in the tropical forests of: peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, the Philippines, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, the south Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, eastern India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. [7]
Locally known as buri or buli in the Philippines, the leaves of Corypha utan are widely used in weaving fans, baskets, and mats. [8] [9] Additionally, in Isla Verde, Batangas where this palm tree grows abundantly, Corypha utan sap is extracted, cooked and made into the sweet delicacy called "Pakaskas". [10] [11]
Irok is a local name for Arenga pinnata in the northwestern Philippines. [19] [20] The world's first ever crossword puzzle, labelled "Word-Cross" in the 21 December 1913 edition of New York World newspaper's Sunday Fun supplement and created by Arthur Wynne, a Liverpool, UK-born journalist, included a clue: The fibre of the gomuti plant.
Antidesma bunius is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae.It is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and northern Australia.It is commonly known as bignay, [1] after its native name in the Philippines, where the fruits are commonly used for making bignay wine and jams.
Phoenix loureiroi (commonly known as the mountain date palm, vuyavuy palm, or voyavoy palm, [2]) is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, indigenous to southern Asia, from the Philippines, Taiwan, India, southern Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and China. [3]
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.
Dendrobium anosmum, commonly known as the unscented dendrobium, is a species of epiphytic orchid with large purple flowers. It is widespread across Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka to New Guinea, including Indochina, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc. [2] Despite its common name and scientific name, D. anosmum usually has a strong fragrance reminiscent of raspberries.