Diospyros maritima

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Jan 152013
 

Specimen : Semi-cultivated

Habitat : Sandy beach

Local name : Malatinta

Trade name : Sea persimmon

Botanical name : Diospyros maritima

Family : Ebenaceae

Specimen height : 6-8 meters

Fruiting season : Matured fruits observed in October

Traits : Dioecious; Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Salt-resistant; Small to medium-sized tree; Tolerant of infertile soil; Wind hardy

Recommendations : Coastal stabilization; Erosion control; Farms; Landscaping; Living fence; Large avenues; Mangrove management; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Timber belt; Urban greening; Windbreak

Used for : Fruit pulp reportedly edible; Wood for furniture, interior siding, paneling, veneer, canes, musical instruments, golf club heads, tool handles, riffle butts, novelties; Carving; Fuelwood and charcoal

Native range : Japan, China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific islands

National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines

Possible threat : Coastal reclamations and developments

(Note : The local name of this species may have been derived from the ink-like, bluish or reddish grey fluid that oozes out of the fruit when squeezed)

Further readings :

Flora of China - Diospyros maritima http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200017594

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

Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (598)

Calophyllum inophyllum

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Jan 132013
 


Specimen : Wild trees

Habitats : Sandy beaches and coastal thickets

Local names : Bitaog, Dingkalan

Trade names : Ballnut, Alexandrian laurel

Botanical name : Calophyllum inophyllum

Family : Clusiaceae

Specimen height : 14-18 meters

Fruiting season : Observed from August to February (possibly year round)

Traits : Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Low-branching; Medium- sized tree; Salt spray tolerant; Spreading canopy; Tolerant of infertile soil; Tolerant of occasional water-logging; Wind hardy

Recommendations : Agroforestry; Boundary marker; Coastal stabilization; Erosion control; Farms; Green manure; Landscaping tree; Large gardens; Living fence; Mangrove management; Ornamental tree; Public spaces; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Timber belt; Urban greening; Windbreak

Used for : Seed oil have various applications in traditional medicine and modern cosmetics; Seed oil used as an illuminant and wood finish; General pupose timber used in light constructions and boatbuilding; Wood for furnitures, musical instruments and panels; Carving; Fuelwood and charcoal

Native range : East Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), Australia and the Pacific islands

National conservation status : Not threatened

Further readings :

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

Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (Calophyllum inophyllum) http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Calophyllum-kamani.pdf

Tropical & Subtropical Trees (M. Barwick) (676)

Native wild edible : Premna odorata

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Jan 102013
 

Specimen : Wild trees

Habitats : Secondary forests, ridges, grasslands, wastelands and roadsides

Local name : Alagaw

Botanical name : Premna odorata

Family : Verbenaceae

Specimen height : 4-8 meters

Fruiting season : Matured fruits observed from April to June

Traits : Bushy; Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Fast growing; Small tree; Tolerant of infertile soils; Tolerant of occasional water-logging

Recommendations : Agroforestry; Backyards; Edible gardening; Farms; Green manure; Hedging; Homegardens; Nurse tree; Pioneer species for reforestation purpose; Public spaces; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak

Used for : New leaves are used in flavoring Filipino dishes like Pinaksiw; Leaves are used as food wrap; Leaves, flowers and roots have various uses in traditional medicine; Fuelwood

Native range : South Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines) and Australia

National conservation status : Not threatened

Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use; Indiscriminate cutting of wild trees for fuelwood production

Further readings :

Bureau of Plant Industry Medicinal Plants Publication - Premna odorata http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/pdf/a/alagau.pdf

E-Prosea - Premna odorata http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=392 (577)

Litsea glutinosa

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Jan 072013
 

Specimen : Wild

Habitats : Along creeks and sparingly on drier and more open places

Local names : Puso-puso, Sablot, Lauat

Botanical name : Litsea glutinosa

Family : Lauraceae

Height : 6-14 meters

Fruiting season : Matured fruits observed in June

Traits : Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Fast growing; Tolerant of infertile soil; Wind hardy

Recommendations : Agroforestry; Backyards; Erosion control; Farms; Large avenues; Living fence; Paper & pulp tree plantations; Pioneer species for reforestation purposes; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Timber belt; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak

Used for : Various parts of the tree have medicinal uses; Seed oil used for making soap; Leaves are soaked in water for a number of days to produce a slimy or glutinous liquid employed as a traditional shampoo, the same liquid mixed with other building materials has been used to build some Philippine ancestral buildings which still stand today; Wood for light constructions, furnitures, veneers, plywoods and carving; Pulpwood; Firewood and charcoal

Native range : India, Southern China, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines) to Australia

National conservation status : Not threatened

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

Further readings :

AgroForestryTree Database (World Agroforestry Centre) Litsea glutinosa http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=18186

Bureau of Plant Industry Medicinal Plants Publication - Litsea glutinosahttp://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/pdf/p/puso-puso.pdf

Philippine Woods : Principal Uses, Distribution & Equivalent Woods in Asia Pacific (A. Ella, A. Tongacan, R. Escobin & F. Pitargue) (688)

Native wild edible : Diospyros lanceifolia

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Jan 052013
 

Materials identified by : Ulysses Ferreras (Field Botanist)

Specimen : Wild trees

Habitats : Riparian forests, wooded creekbanks

Botanical name : Diospyros lanceifolia

Family : Ebenaceae

Specimen height : 4 - 8 meters

Fruiting season : May to July

Traits: Dioecious; Evergreen; Low to medium altitude tree; Shade tolerant; Small to medium-sized tree

Recommendations: Farms; Fruit collector’s; Home gardens; Landscaping tree; Living fence; Ornamental tree; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak

Used for : Edible seeds; Wood used in making furnitures

Native range : The Philippines

National conservation status : Not threatened

Possible threats : Clearing of woodlands for industrial, commercial or residential use; Indiscriminate cutting of wild trees for fuelwood and charcoal production; Wood poaching

Note : Rojo noted 3 forms of this species that naturally occur in the Philippines and all are endemic : forma cagayanensis, forma sabtanensis and forma wenzelii

Further reading :

Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (620)