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    The document describes several trees native to the Philippines, including: 1) The balete tree, also known as strangler figs, which begin as epiphytes on other trees and eventually kill the host tree by encircling and suffocating it with roots. 2) Narra, the national tree of the Philippines, which is a large deciduous tree with yellow flowers and winged pods, widely planted for shade and timber. 3) Yakal, a medium to large tree endemic to the Philippines with hard, dark brownish-yellow wood.

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    The document describes several trees native to the Philippines, including: 1) The balete tree, also known as strangler figs, which begin as epiphytes on other trees and eventually kill the host tree by encircling and suffocating it with roots. 2) Narra, the national tree of the Philippines, which is a large deciduous tree with yellow flowers and winged pods, widely planted for shade and timber. 3) Yakal, a medium to large tree endemic to the Philippines with hard, dark brownish-yellow wood.

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    T. L. E.

    / Agricultural Arts

    NON-BEARING FRUIT TREES

    ACACIA
    Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.
    RAIN TREE

    Acacia is a large umbraculiform tree growing to a height of 20 to


    25 meters. Bark is rough and furrowed. Branches are
    widespread. Leaves are evenly bipinnate and hairy underneath.
    Pinnae are 8 to 12 and 15 centimeters long or less. Leaflets are
    12 to 16 in the upper pinnae, 6 to 10 in the lower ones,
    decreasing in size downward, hairy beneath, with the mid-nerve
    diagonal, and oblong-rhomboid, 1.5 to 4 centimeters long.
    Flowers are pink, borne in dense, peduncled, axillary, solitary,
    fascicled heads. Fruits are pods, straight, somewhat fleshy,
    indehiscent, 15 to 20 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, with a pulpy sweet mesocarp.

    BALETE
    Ficus stipulosa

    Balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species


    of the trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus that are
    broadly referred to as balete in the local language. A number
    of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon
    other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing
    the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start
    as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots
    that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling
    and suffocating the host tree.

    NARRA
    Pterocarpus indicus Leguminosae

    Large deciduous tree up to 40 m tall. Compound leaves to 30 cm


    long with 5 to 11 leaflets. The flowers are yellow, fragrant and to 1.5
    cm long. The pods are surrounded by a broad wing and contain one
    seed. Widely planted in the Philippines for shade and for its valuable
    timber. Indigenous to South Asia and the Pacific. It grows fast and
    resists strong winds. There are two subspecies: the smooth narra
    (P.indicus indicus) has smooth pods, while the prickly narra (P.
    indicus echinatus) has spiny pods. This beloved tree is the national
    tree of the Philippines.

    JOHN PRINCE JURIZ M. ALCANTARA


    Grade VI - Altair
    APITONG
    Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (Blanco) Blanco

    Apitong is a species of flowering plant in the


    Dipterocarpaceae family. It is an endangered medium
    hardwood tree in South-East Asia and India. Its wood is used
    to produce good quality charcoal, paper pulp, and timber
    sold under the Keruing designation. Its gum is used locally
    as a waterproofing varnish. The tree itself is very
    useful for nitrogen fixing, erosion control, soil improvement,
    and watershed regulation.
    BALETE
    Ficus stipulosa

    Balete tree (also known as balite or baliti)


    are several species of the trees in the
    Philippines from the genus Ficus that are
    broadly referred to as balete in the local
    language. A number of these are known
    as strangler figs wherein they start upon
    other trees, later entrapping them
    entirely and finally killing the host tree.
    Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they
    start as epiphytes or air plants and grow
    several hanging roots that eventually
    touch the ground and from then on,
    encircling and suffocating the host tree.

    IPIL IPIL
    Leucaena leucocephala
    Leguminosae

    Small to medium-sized tree with doubly


    compound leaves to 25 cm long. Flowers are
    white, in round clusters. Pods are numerous,
    flat and shiny brown. A native of tropical
    America, it is now thoroughly naturalized
    thoughout the tropics including the
    Philippines. Usually a bush or small tree up to
    6 m high, giant strains to 15 m and more have
    been introduced from Hawaii in the 1970s. It
    is extensively planted in the country as a
    reforestation species to control soil erosion.
    Highly resistant to high temperature, shade,
    drought, salinity, pests and disease.
    MOLAVE
    Vitex parviflora
    Verbenaceae

    Molave is a medium size tree which


    grows to 15 meters, The leaves are
    compound with 3 leaflets. The flowers
    are bluish, numerous, in clusters at
    the end of small branches. The fruits
    are round, dark blue, 5 mm in size.
    Molave is well known for its strong,
    rough and durable wood. It used to be
    widespread in the Philippines, but is
    now becoming rare in the wild due to
    excessive logging. Occasionally planted
    along roadsides and parks.

    MAHOGANY
    Swietenia macrophylla
    Meliaceae

    Large tree growing to 40 m. The leaves are


    compound, with 3 to 6 pairs of leaflets. The
    flowers are small and greenish-yellow. The
    fruit is a brown woody capsule to 20 cm long.
    Its wood is valuable for furniture and house
    furnishing. It is a native of Central America
    but is widely planted along roadsides and as
    a reforestation species in the Philippines.
    NARRA
    Pterocarpus indicus
    Leguminosae

    Large deciduous tree up to 40 m


    tall. Compound leaves to 30 cm long
    with 5 to 11 leaflets. The flowers are
    yellow, fragrant and to 1.5 cm long.
    The pods are surrounded by a broad
    wing and contain one seed. Widely
    planted in the Philippines for shade
    and for its valuable timber.
    Indigenous to South Asia and the
    Pacific. It grows fast and resists
    strong winds. There are two
    subspecies: the smooth narra
    (P.indicus indicus) has smooth
    pods, while the prickly narra (P. indicus echinatus) has spiny pods. This beloved tree
    is the national tree of the Philippines.

    YAKAL
    Shorea astylosa

    It is a species of plant in the family


    Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the
    Philippines, which is known as yakal in
    Filipino language.Yakal is a medium to
    large tree about 25 to 30 meters tall. Its
    wood is hard and dark brownish-yellow.
    Branchlets are rather slender, blackish,
    and slightly hairy. Leaves are coriaceous,
    ovate to lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate or
    apex acuminate; the base is rounded to
    cuneate, glabrous above, and slightly
    hairy underneath.

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