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Scientific Name Local Name

PROPERTIES USE/S

Pinus kesiya, or Khasi pineBenguet Pinetree

Pinus kesiya is a tree reaching up to 30–

35 m tall with straight, cylindrical trunk.

The barkis thick, dark brown, with deep

longitudinal fissures. The branches are

robust, red brown from the second year,

the branchlets horizontal to drooping.

The leaves are needle-like, dark green,

usually 3 perfascicle, 15–20 cm long, the

fascicle sheath 1–2 cm long and

persistent. The cones are ovoid, 5–9 cm

long, often curved downwards, sometimes

slightly distorted; the scales of second-

year cones are dense, the umbo a little

convex, sometimes acutely spinous. The

scales have transverse and longitudinal

ridges across the middle of the scale

surface. The seeds are winged, 6–7 mm

long with a 1.5-2.5 cm wing. Pollination is

in mid spring, with the cones maturing 18–

20 months after.

Khasi pine usually grows in pure stands or

mixed with broad-leaved trees, but does

not form open pine forests.

The soft and

light timber of Pinus

kesiya can be used for a

wide range of applications,

including boxes, paper

pulp, and temporary

electric poles. It is intensely

used for timber, both

sourced in natural forests

and plantations.[2][3]

The good-quality resin is

not abundant and has not

been much used except

during the Spanish colonial

period in the Philippines for

the production

of turpentine.

Cupressus

Goldcrest or Lemon Pine

Cupressus are vigorous, evergreen trees with flaking or scaly bark, often with columnar or narrowly ovoid crowns, small, often aromatic, scale-like leaves and small, spherical female cones

Rosemary is used as a decorative plant in gardens and has many culinary and medical uses. The plant is said to improve the memory. The leaves are used to flavor various foods, such as stuffings and roast meats.

CedrusConifer

a genus of coniferous trees in the plant familyPinaceae.Cedrus is a tree up to 30–40 m (occasionally 60 m) tall with spicy-resinous scented wood, thick ridged or square-cracked bark, and broad, level branches. The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots, which form the framework of the branches, and short shoots, which carry most of the leaves. The leaves areevergreen and needle-like, 8–60 mm long, arranged in an open spiral phyllotaxis on long shoots, and in dense spiral clusters of 15–45 together on short shoots; they vary from bright grass-green to dark green to strongly glaucous pale blue-green, depending on the thickness of the white wax layer which protects the leaves from desiccation. The seed cones are barrel-shaped, 6–12 cm long and 3–8 cm broad, green maturing grey-brown, and, as in Abies, disintegrate at maturity to release the winged seeds. The seeds are 10–15 mm

Cedars are very popular ornamental trees,Cedar wood and cedar oil are known to be a natural repellent to moths,[16] hence cedar is a popular lining for modern-daycedar chests and closets in which woolens are stored

long, with a 20–30 mm wing; as in Abies, the seeds have 2–3 resin blisters, containing an unpleasant-tasting resin, thought to be a defence against squirrel predation. Cone maturation takes one year, with pollination in autumn and the seeds maturing the same time a year later. The pollen cones are slender ovoid, 3–8 cm long, produced in late summer and shedding pollen in autumn.[1][2]

CallistemonBottlew Brush ? Weeping Willow

is a genus of 34 species of shrubs in the familyMyrtaceae, all of which are endemic to Australia. It is sometimes considered a synonym of Melaleuca,[1] and four Callistemon species from New Caledonia were moved to that genus by Lyndley Craven and John Dawson in 1998. Callistemonspecies are commonly referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. They are found in the moretemperate regions of Australia, mostly along the east coast and south-west, and typically favour moist conditions so when planted in gardens thrive on regular watering. However, at least some of the species are drought-resistant. Several species are used in ornamental landscaping elsewhere in the world.

Callistemons can be propagated either

bycuttings (some species more easily than

others), or from the seeds. Flowering is

normally in spring and

early summer(October–December), but

conditions may cause flowering at other

times of the year. The obvious parts of

the flower masses arestamens, with

the pollen at the tip of the filament;

Ornamental plant

Boquet and flower arrangements

the petals are inconspicuous (see picture).

Flower heads vary in colour with species;

most are red, but some are yellow, green,

orange or white. Each flower head

produces a profusion of triple-celled seed

capsules around a stem (see picture)

which remain on the plant with the seeds

enclosed until stimulated to open when

the plant dies or fire causes the release of

the seeds. A few species release the

seeds annually.

They are relatively slow growing though in

time the larger species can grow up to

15 m (49 ft). Some are ground-hugging,

and grow to only 0.5 m (1.6 ft). The leaves

are linear to lanceolate and they are

not deciduous.

They have been grown in Europe since a

specimen of C. citrinus was introduced

toKew Gardens in London by Joseph

Banks in 1789.

In Australia, Callistemon species are

sometimes used as food plants by

the larvae ofhepialid moths of the

genus Aenetus including A. ligniveren.

These burrow horizontally into the trunk

then vertically down.

In India, bottlebrush plants/trees are

grown in gardens. Their leaves have a

lovely fragrance which gets released on

crushing the leaves with hands.

Cyathea spp.Tree Fern

A large tree fern found in various mountains of the Philippines. The large leaves are a meter or two in length, with leaflets that are divided and then further subdivided. Its stalks are a meter or more in height and are covered with hairs and dull brown scales.

Habitat: Terrestrial, in moist primary forests, from about 200 to 1,300m elevation.

Ornamental plantTrunk used for growing orchids

Livistona saribus (Lour.) Merr.Fan Palm

Description: The fan palm reaches a height of 20m and a diameter of 25cm. Leaves measure up to 2m long and up to 1m wide. The fruits are round with fleshy blue-green wall. When unripe, they are green with white spots.

Habitat: Found on sandstone and thin loam top soils, over slopes between 35 and 75 degrees.

Lavender OilCulinary useSalads and dfessings

Phoenix hanceana Naud. var. philippinensis Becc.Philippine date palm

This is a solitary, erect palm with a trunk up to 10m tall and up to 25cm in diameter. The leaves are to 1m long with leaflets at the lower portion. Its fruits are oblong, turning black when mature. Covering one-fourth of the entire fruit is the perianth which protects its developing reproductive parts.

Habitat: On grasslands and occasionally, along mountain streams at low medium altitudes

Ornamental plant

Threats: Collection of the whole plant for ornamental purposes; fruit for food; leaves for raincoat-making, bags, hats, baskets, and others; grassland fires

Adonidia merrilliiChristmas PALM

Manila palm is a palm with a single stem that grows from 5-25 m in height. It has a compact crown containing around 14 compound, pinnate (feather-like) fronds or leaves that grow up to 1.5 m in length.Compound leaves are made up of many leaflets that grow up to 0.6 m long and 5 cm wide. Flower clusters (inflorescences) develop in the leaf axils (in the angle above the junction of the leaf base and the stem). When mature, they are situated below the leaves and are 56 cm long. Pollen and ovule producing flowers are separate, although they are both present in a single inflorescence. Staminate (male) flowers can contain up to 200 anthers in which the pollen is produced. The fruits contain a single seed and are 3.0 cm long and 1.9 cm wide. Fruits begin to develop in the fall and by winter ripen to a bright red color and are visible beneath the foliage producing a Christmas tree-like effect.

Adonidia merrillii is widely planted in cultivation and grows well in tropical locations such as Hawaii and the southern half of the Florida peninsula. Its fruits are sometimes said to be used as a substitute for the betel nut, in preparing buyo (fruit ofAreca catechu, leaves of Piper betle, and lime) for chewing. [4]