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WILD PLANTS

Joni M. Albarico

MAEd Physics Education

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Wild plants

When do we say that a plant specie is wild?

Why are they important?

What is the flora profile of the Philippine

archipelago?

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What do experts say about

Philippine flora?

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Philippine Flora Profile

One of the eight biodiversity hotspots (Myers

et. al., 2000)

Ideal topography and climate for some

endemic species in the Philippines

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Philippine Flora Profile

Threatened Plants of the Philippines: A

Preliminary Assessment (22 January 2007)

A study done by the Philippine Plant

Conservation Committee (The National RedList Authority of the Philippines

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Who did the study?

Edwino Fernando (College of Forestry and Natural

Resources UPLB)

Leonardo Co (Conservation International)

Daniel Lagunzad (UPD Institute of Biology)

William Gruezo and Domingo Madulid (UPLB Institute of

Biological Sciences)

Julie Barcelona (Division of Botany, National Museum)

Aida Lapis (Ecosystems Research and Development

Bureau)

Gregorio Texon (ASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity

Conservation)

Antonio Manila (Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau)

Prescillano Zamora (National Academy of Science and

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Why was the study done?

National response to Target 2 (a preliminary

assessment of the conservation status of all known

plants species at national, regional and international

levels) of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

Determine the conservation status of the full bryophyte

and vascular flora of the Philippines

Threat categories were based from RA 9147 (Wildlife

Resources Conservation and Protection Act)

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Threat Categories

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Other Threatened Species (Near threatened)

Other Wildlife Species (Least concern)

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What did they find out?

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Let the figures speak

694 taxa

99 criticallyendangered

186 endangered

176 vulnerable

64 other threatenedspecies

169 other wildlife

species

478 angiosperms11 gymnosperms

203 pteridophytes

2 bryophytes

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THE TRIUMVIRATE

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Euanthe sandereana

WALING WALING

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Wailing Waling Waling

The most important orchid species to be

found in the Philippines

The cornerstone for the majority of hybrids

Well known for its progeny flat flowers,

tessellated markings on the lateral sepals and

size to the blooms

Named after Henry F. Sander by Dr. HeinrichReichenbach

Classified as critically endangered

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Snapshots

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Wailing Waling Waling

Characterized by long, trailing roots that draw

moisture and nutrients from the air(epiphyte)

The Queen of Philippine Orchids

Endemic to the island of Mindanao in

particularMount Apo

Worshipped by the Bagobos as diwata

It is quite rare in its natural habitat because ofover-collection.

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What steps are being done to save

waling waling from further

extinction?

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HB 5655

An Act Declaring the Waling Waling as the

National Flower of the Philippines

Authored by Reps. Mylene J. Garcia-Albano,

Angelo B. Palmones and Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas (December 19, 2011)

To protect, conserve and propagate the waling

waling orchid together with sampaguita The bill was vetoed by President Benigno

Simeon Aquino.

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Cyatheales

TREE FERNS

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Tree Ferns

Also known as pakong buwaya

Classified as endangered

There are 26 endemic species of Cyathea in

the Philippines.

Thrive well in high altitudes like Baguio

Occasionally planted in gardens and grows up

to seven meters Trunk is covered with black and still interlacing

roots

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Snapshots

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Tree Ferns

Young fronds are boiled and eaten as

vegetable

Rhizome hairs are considered drug for

coagulating blood in Chinese medicine andfor rheumatic problems

Also used as an old mans tonic

The rhizome is used topically forwounds andulcers

Also used in handicraft making and

construction material as fencing post

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Canarium ovatum

PILI

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Chosen Pili

A highly appreciated specie that is endemic to

the Bicol region

Classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List

An erect to spreading, deciduous,predominantly dioecious, medium-sized to

large tree that may reach a height of 30 m or

more Well prized for its seed and oil derived from its

bark

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Snapshots

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Chosen Pili

Complex fruit development

Anthesis

Stress tree

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THREATS TO THREATENEDPHILIPPINE FLORA

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Other factors?

Weak enforcement of the law

Unclear ownership or resource use rights

Low risk of punishment

Under-valuation of non-monetary values of

natural resources

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On Legal Side

Act No. 3983 (An Act to Protect Wild Flowers

and Plants in the Philippine Islands and to

Prescribe Conditions Under They May Be

Collected, Kept, Sold, Exported and for OtherPurposes)

RA 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation

and Protection Act)

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Its time for governments to get

serious about saving species and

make sure that its high on theiragendas, as we are rapidly running

out of time.

Jane SmartDirector

IUCN Biodiversity Conservation

Group