Pterospermum obliquum

Specimen : Wild tree

Habitats : Secondary forests, creek bank thickets, roadsides

Local names : Kulatingan

Botanical name : Pterospermum obliquum

Family : Malvaceae

Specimen height : 6-14 meters

Fruiting season : Matured fruits seen on May

Traits : Evergreen; Fast-growing; Low to medium altitude tree; Shade tolerant; Small to medium-sized tree; Understorey tree

Recommendations : Farms; Living fence; Oramental tree; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Urban greening; Windbreak

Used for: Wood for interior works, furnitures and agricultural implements; Brown dye and tannin can be extracted from the bark; Fuelwood and charcoal

Native range : The Philippines

National conservation status : Not threatened

Threats : Conversion of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use

Further readings :

ASEAN Tropical Plant Database - Pterospermum obliquum http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/html/search01_view.jsp?rno=166&fno=&page=1&scientific=pterospermum%20obliquum&all=

E-Prosea - Pterospermum obliquum http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=1448 (72)