Native wild edible : Dillenia philippinensis

Specimen : Wild trees

Habitat : Riverine forest

Local name : Katmon

Trade name : Philippine Simpoh

Botanical name : Dillenia philippinensis

Family : Dilleniaceae

Specimen height : 10-14 meters

Fruiting season : May to December

Traits : Buttress-forming; Evergreen; Shade tolerant; Small to medium-sized tree; Tolerant of occasional water-logging;

Recommendations : Agroforestry; Backyards; Farms; Home gardens; Living fence; Ornamental tree; Public
spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak

Used for : Fruit (including the peel), shoots and flowers are used for flavoring; Ripe fruits are eaten fresh; Peel and fruit segments are used in traditional medicine especially in the preparation of cough syrup, also used as hair shampoo; Red dye is obtained from the bark; Wood for general utility, constructions, poles, interior works, furnitures, boards and panels, veneers, plywoods and wooden articles

Native range : The Philippines

Conservation status : List of Other Wildlife Species (DENR AO 2007-1)

Threat : Forestry logging

Further readings :

DENR Administrative Order 2007-1 (Establishing the
National List of Threatened Philippine Plants and their Categories, and the List of Other Wildlife Species)

Philippine Woods : Principal Uses, Distribution & Equivalent Woods in Asia Pacific (A. Ella, A. Tongacan, R. Escobin & F. Pitargue

Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo)

Tropical & Subtropical Trees (M. Barwick) (618)