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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.
Hudhud is a tradition of narrative songs from the Ifugao region of the northern Philippine island of Luzón. Darangen epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao 2008 00159: Darangen is a Maranao epic poem from the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao: Tugging rituals and games + [a] 2015 01080: Aklan piña handloom weaving 2023 01564
Corypha or the gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Queensland). They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), and the leaves have a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous ...
A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, [1] usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis.Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", [2] [3] while the leaves, stem, flower, and fruit collectively form the shoot system. [4]
The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, mostly 75–150 mm (3–6 in) long and 50–75 mm (2–3 in) wide on a short petiole. The flower buds are arranged in a branching inflorescence in leaf axils , or on the end of branchlets, each branch with groups of seven buds, the individual buds on a pedicel about 5 mm ( 3 ⁄ 16 in) long.
The sterile leaves are modified leaves whose function is to protect the fertile parts or to attract pollinators. [1] The branch of the flower that joins the floral parts to the stem is a shaft called the pedicel , which normally dilates at the top to form the receptacle in which the various floral parts are inserted.
The Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) and the Department of Agriculture reported that in 2009–2013, Bicol Region had a 39% share of Philippine abacá production of which an overwhelming 92% came from Catanduanes Island. Eastern Visayas, the second largest producer had 24% and the Davao Region, the third largest producer had 11% of ...
Pages in category "Endemic flora of the Philippines" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .