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) (611)