Dalingdingan Tree
Dalingdingan tree, also called manggachapui is a medium to large-sized tree reaching a height of about 35 meters and a diameter of 90 cm, with ovate leaves, small flowers. It is endemic to the...
Category: Plants and Trees in the Philippines
Yakal Tree
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,...
Toog Tree – Philippine Rosewood
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...
Rare Plants and Trees in Philippines
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...
Philippine ebony
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...
Palawan Cherry Blossom
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...
Edible Amaranth
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 – Nature’s Sweet, Sultry Blossom
Have you ever caught a whiff of a scent so sweet, so exotic, that it made you stop in your tracks? That’s the magic of ylang-ylang, a tropical flower known as much for its...
