Aug 172012
 

Materials identified by : Ulysses Ferreras (Field Botanist)

Specimen : Wild trees

Specimen height : 4-7 meters

Habitat : Thickets along streams

Local name : Balok

Trade name : Ahern’s Balok

Botanical name : Milletia ahernii

Family : Fabaceae - Papilionoideae

Fruiting season : Mature fruits seen on March

Traits : Bushy; Evergreen; Low altitude tree; Small tree; Tolerant of frequent inundation

Recommendations : Fallow improvement; Green manure; Hedging; Homegardens Landscaping; Living trellis; Nitrogen-fixing; Ornamental tree; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Urban greening; Windbreak

Used for : Fuelwood and charcoal

Native range : The Philippines
National conservation status : Not threatened

Possible threats : Cutting of wild trees for fuel and charcoal production; Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use

Further reading :

Full text of ”An enumeration of philippine flowering plants” http://www.archive.org/stream/enumerationofphi02merr/enumerationofphi02merr_djvu.txt

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