Category: Plants and Trees in the Philippines

Yakal Tree is a medium to large-sized tree about 30 to 50 meters tall. It is endemic to the Philippines and commonly found in the lowland forests of the islands of Luzon, Negros, Samar,...

Philippine Rosewood, locally known as Toog is a medium-sized to fairly large tree that grows up to 60 meters height and 150cm or more in diameter. The trunk is straight, cylindrical and branchless. Its...

Apitong is a medium to large size tree growing up to 45 meters high, straight, branchless trunk with about 125cm in diameter. It is one of the most essential types of framework wood used...

Being close to the equator, with a humid, hot climate and some rain, Philippine Islands provides growing conditions for a variety of rare flowering plants, herbs, bushes and trees, including many endangered flora. Philippine...

Katmon, locally called Bolobayaua in the Philippines, is flowering plants that grown in low to medium altitude forests. The tree is endemic to the Philippines and it can be found on Babuyan Islands, Luzon,...

Philippine Ebony, Locally called Bantolinao is an indigenous plant in the Philippines. It is famous plant indoors as it is slow-growing and tolerates shade. Also native from West Africa to India, Indo-China, north to...

The Palawan Cherry Blossom, Locally known as Balayong, is medium-size tree endemic in Palawan and is also refered as “Palawan cherry”. It is the Philippine version of cherry blossom tree that also produces beautiful...

The Edible Amaranth has primarily green leaves color most of the year. But in the summer, the leaves turned it’s color, displaying hues of red, yellow and green. This multi-colored spectacle is why the...

Ylang-ylang or Ilang-ilang, dubbed as “The Queen of Perfumes”. This plant yields a fragrant essential oil that is widely used in the perfume industry, including such famous fragrances as Chanel No. 5. Also, Ylang...

Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys), also known as emerald vine or turquoise jade vine is a leguminous vine native to the Philippines. Locally known as Tayabak, it was discovered in 1841 on Mount Makiling. The...